TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1993
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TERRITORY-WIDE CRACKDOWN ON MISUSE OF MARKED OIL
CUSTOMS OFFICERS OF LAND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AND TASK FORCE CONDUCTED A TERRITORY-WIDE JOINT OPERATION TODAY (TUESDAY) ΤΟ DETECT THE MISUSE OF MARKED OIL ON CONSTRUCTION SITES AND CONTAINER YARDS.
DURING THE OPERATION WHICH LASTED FROM 8 AM ΤΟ 3 PM, 128 VEHICLES WERE CHECKED AND 20 DRIVERS WERE FOUND USING MARKED OIL.
THE OFFICERS SEIZED 1,400 LITRES OF MARKED OIL.
THE DRIVERS WERE CHARGED AND WERE GRANTED BAIL OF $500 EACH, PENDING APPEARANCE IN COURTS NEXT MONTH.
IN THE OPERATION, THE OFFICERS ALSO DISCOVERED A MARKED OIL REFILLING STATION ON A CONTAINER YARD AT PILLAR POINT, TUEN MUN AND ARRESTED THE OPERATOR.
THE OPERATOR WAS CHARGED AND ALLOWED BAIL OF $2,500.
AREAS COVERED BY THE OPERATION INCLUDED TSEUNG KWAN 0, CHA KWO LING, TAI PO, SHA TIN, SHEUNG SHUT, CHAI WAN, ABERDEEN AND WONG CHUK HANG,
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GRAMMAR-TO-PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL BRIDGING COURSE
THE SECOND PHASE OF THE TWO-YEAR PILOT BRIDGING COURSE FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO TRANSFER FROM A GRAMMAR TO A PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL WILL START IN JULY.
THE PILOT SCHEME TO ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF AND DEMAND FOR THE BRIDGING COURSE WAS FIRST CONDUCTED LAST SUMMER.
THE SECOND AND LAST PHASE WOULD AGAIN PROVIDES THREE CLASSES OF 40 STUDENTS EACH IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE COURSE, WHICH IS FREE OF CHARGE, PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL STUDIES ON METALWORK, ELECTRICAL STUDIES AND TECHNICAL DRAWING.
"STUDENTS APPLYING SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED SECONDARY 1 BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES IN SECONDARY 2 IN A PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THE PILOT SCHEME WAS ARRANGED FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT NO. 4 ON THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WHO, HAVING BEEN ALLOCATED PLACES IN GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, FOUND THEMSELVES AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OR SO LOSING IN THE MORE ACADEMIC APPROACH AND WISHING TO LEARN SUBJECTS.
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