THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994
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KEY-OPERATED ELECTRONIC PARKING METERS TRIAL ENDS
THE
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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT THE TRIAL OF KEY- OPERATED ELECTRONIC PARKING METERS AT LO TAK COURT IN TSUEN WAN WILL END FROM MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 11).
WITH COIN-OPERATED
BUSES, LIGHT
THE 60 PARKING SPACES WILL BE REPROVIDED METERS FOR PARKING PRIVATE CARS, PUBLIC/PRIVATE LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES AND TAXIS.
AM AND
THESE TWO-HOUR METERS WILL BE OPERATIONAL BETWEEN 8 MIDNIGHT FROM MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. PARKING CHARGE WILL BE $2 PER 30 MINUTES.
OWNERS OF THE "PARK KEYS" CAN ARRANGE WITH THE 7-ELEVEN CONVENIENCE STORE AT SHOP B, 85 HOT PA STREET, TSUEN WAN FOR REFUND FROM SEPTEMBER 12 TO OCTOBER 11, 1994.
THE TRIAL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1993 TO ASSESS THE APPLICABILITY OF THEIR USE IN THE ON-STREET CONDITION.
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LEAFLET EXPLAINS LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PROPOSALS
IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC REQUESTS, THE EDUCATION COMMISSION WORKING GROUP ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY HAS PUBLISHED A LEAFLET, SETTING OUT THE AIMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITS REPORT IN A SIMPLIFIED MANNER.
"SOME PEOPLE HAVE TOLD US THAT OUR REPORT IS A BIT TECHNICAL COMPLICATED, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP MRS ANGELA CHRUNG
AND SAID.
"THE LEAFLET WILL HELP MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE TRIED TO TACKLE, AND THE REASONS FOR OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS.'
MRS CHEUNG NOTED THAT MEDIA REPORTS OVER THE SUMMER HAD FOCUSED ON ONLY ONE ASPECT OF THE REPORT, NAMELY THE AGE WHEN CHILDREN SHOULD START LEARNING ENGLISH.
"IN OUR REPORT WE SUGGEST THAT SOME SCHOOLS MIGHT TRY OUT ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, WHERE ENGLISH IS NOT TAUGHT FORMALLY UNTIL PRIMARY . 4. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE PROPOSALS WE MAKE FOR IMPROVING THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CHILDREN, SHE SAID.
LANGUAGE
"OUR AIM IS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGLISH LEARNING, AND AT THE SAME TIME HELP THE CHILD TO BUILD A FIRMER FOUNDATION OF CHINESE LANGUAGE SKILLS.
"AT PRESENT OUR CHILDREN SPEND ABOUT A PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LESSONS, OFTEN RESULTS, MRS CHRUNG SAID.
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THOUSAND HOURS IN WITH DISAPPOINTING
"WE WELCOME