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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1974.

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CANNING TO ATTEND SIXTH COMMONWEALTH EDUCATION CONFERENCE ******

HONG KONG WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE SIXTH COMMONWEALTH EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA, FROM JUNE 10 TO 22 BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, HR. JOHN CANNING.

AS IN THE PAST. THE DIRECTOR WILL BE PARTICIPATING AS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH DELEGATION.

MR. CANNING WILL LEAVE BY AIR FOR LONDON TONIGHT ON HIS WAY TO JAMAICA.

DURING MR. CANNING'S ABSENCE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION CADMINISTRATION), MR. CHARLES LOWE, WILL ACT AS DIRECTOR.

THE CONFERENCE WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DELEGATES TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND THUS INFLUENCE EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKING THROUGHOUT A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE WORLD.

AMONG OTHER THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE CONFERENCE WILL BE THE RESULTS OF THE TEN YEAR REVIEW OF THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN.

THE FIFTH CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS HELD IN CANBERRA IN 1971, WAS ATTENDED BY 196 DELEGATES, INCLUDING 21 MINISTERS OR COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION.

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES WERE HELD IN LAGOS (1968), OTTAWA (1964), NEW DELHI (1962) AND OXFORD (1959).

MEETING ON URBAN CLEARWAY IN SHAU KEI WAN *****

NOTE TO EDITORS:

CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER/PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MR. PETER MILLER, AND OTHER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS WILL HOLD A SITE MEETING WITH PUBLIC LIGHT BUS REPRESENTATIVES IN SHAU KEI WAN TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING TO DISCUSS A PROPOSED URBAN CLEARWAY SCHEME FOR THE DISTRICT.

UNDER THE PROPOSED SCHEME ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH, THE SECTION OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD FROM THE TAIKOO DOCKS TO KAM MAH STREET WILL BE MADE AN URBAN CLEARWAY TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND PREVENT THE SITUATION FROM DETERIORATING . ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR MINI-BUSES WILL BE MADE INCLUDING THE SETTING UP OF TWO PLB STANDS IN SAI WAN HO STREET.

AT TOMORROW'S SITE MEETING, BOTH PARTIES WILL DISCUSS THE PRO PROPOSED SCHEME AND TRY TO WORK OUT THE FINAL DETAILS.

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO BE AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO BE AT THE JUNCTION OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD AND ALDRICH STREET AT 7.40 A.M. TOMORROW.

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