WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1994
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DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS VISIT CARITAS LOK YI SCHOOL
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) MET STAFF AND STUDENTS SPECIAL SCHOOL IN THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF FAMILIARISATION VISITS TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
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HEADING THE PARTY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR AMBROSE LAU; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD, MRS PEGGY LAM.
· OTHER MEMBERS WERE MR HUNG WING-TAT (CENTRAL AND WESTERN); MR TENG CHONG-TAI (WAN CHAI); MR KO TAM-KAN, MS MAR YUET-HAR AND MS YEUNG CHUI-CHUN (SOUTHERN).
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THEY TOURED THE CARITAS LOK YI SCHOOL IN LEI KING WAN, SAI WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SERVICES), MRS GRACE YUNG, AND THE PRINCIPAL, MRS SZE WONG SHUI-HAR.
SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AT THE THERE ARE 24 BOARDERS
THE PURPOSE-BUILT SCHOOL FOR
STARTED OPERATION LAST YEAR.
CHILDREN SCHOOL.
THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT STUDENTS WERE LEARN ABOUT AND INTEGRATE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
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ALSO A PARENTS' RESOURCE GROUP TO
SHARE EXPERIENCE AMONG PARENTS,
ENHANCE MUTUAL TEACHERS AND
SPECIALISTS.
15 CAUGHT FOR BREAKING IMMIGRATION LAW
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ARRESTED NINE TWO-WAY PERMIT VISITORS AND SIX IMPORTED WORKERS FROM CHINA FOR SUSPECTED BREACHES OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE ON LAMMA TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ACTING ON INFORMATION, IMMIGRATION IDENTITY CHECKS ON ABOUT 200 PEOPLE.
INVESTIGATORS CONDUCTED
THE ARRESTED MEN, AGED BETWEEN 25 AND 40, WERE FOUND WORKING AS CASUAL WORKERS ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE.
THEY ADMITTED TO HAVE WORKED THERE FOR A PERIOD RANGING FROM FEW DAYS TO THREE WEEKS WITH DAILY WAGES OF $400.
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SUB-CONTRACTOR
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RESIDENT WHO [S THE CONSTRUCTION SITE IS ASSISTING WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
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SIX * YESTERDAY WE HAD CONDUCTED ANOTHER SERIES OF OPERATIONS. TWO-WAY PERMIT
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WERE VISITORS, FOUR PAKISTANIS AND
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A SPOKESMAN FOR ARRESTED FOR SUSPECTED BREACHES OF CONDITION OF STAY, THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
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