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They should teach students to respect different positions and opinions in matters over which public opinion is divided, the spokesman said.
The council believed that observing the relevant sections of the Code would help promote civic education that is balanced, objective and conducive to the development of independent and critical thinking in students, the spokesman added.
End/Monday, September 11, 1995
School transport permits
In response to press enquiries on media reports on the applications for permits for school buses and nanny vans, a Transport Department spokesman said today (Tuesday) that a total of 456 valid permits up to date have been issued to school buses and nanny vans for picking up and setting down school children in restricted zones in the territory.
The successful rates for such applications are 97.1 per cent for 1994 and 88.3 per cent for 1995 (up to Mid-August) (see table below).
The main reasons for rejecting applications are:
(a) alternative location is available nearby
(b)
proposed stopping place is being considered as dangerous
(c)
proposed stopping place, if approved, would very likely cause traffic obstruction
Permits issued for school buses and nanny vans
% of success
94 (Jan - Dec)
97.1%
95 (Jan - Mid-Aug)
88.3%
No of permits applied
No of permits approved
581
564
End/Monday, September 11, 1995
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