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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1976

RESIDENTIAL LAND TO BE SOLD AT LANTAU

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THE FIRST AUCTION IN A PLANNED SERIES OF SALES OF PRIME RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS ON LANTAU WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 28.

DETAILS OF THE AUCTION OF TWO PARCELS OF LAND OVERLOOK ING CHEUNG SHA BEACH WERE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

BOTH BLOCKS ONE OF 10,700 SQUARE FEET AND THE OTHER OF 16,700 SQUARE FEET - CARRY A TWO-STOREY BUILDING LIMITATION,

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THE SMALLER PARCEL HAS A BUILDING COVENANT OF $220,000 TO BE SPENT BEFORE JUNE, 1979, WHILE THE PURCHASER OF THE OTHER BLOCK WILL BE REQUIRED TO SPEND $340,000 BEFORE THAT DATE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY THAT THE TOTAL GROSS PERMITTED FLOOR AREA ON THE SMALLER PARCEL WAS 4,280 SQUARE FEET WHILE THE SECOND BLOCK WAS 6,680 SQUARE FEET.

HE ADDED: THE N.T.A. IS PLANNING A SERIES OF AUCTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL SITES IN SOUTH LANTAU.

+FROM MANY INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A VERY STRONG DEMAND FOR THIS TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON SOUTH LANTAU, SIMILAR TO THE DEMAND WE EXPERIENCED

IN SAI KUNG IN RECENT YEARS.

+WE EXPECT TO ANNOUNCE FURTHER AUCTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL LOTS

IN THE SOUTH LANTAU AREA IN THE COMING MONTHS.+

THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR, INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, 141 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG, AT 10.30 A.M.

THIRD IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE FOR TEACHERS *****

THE LAST OF THE THREE IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF SCIENCE SYLLABUS AT JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL IS TO BE HELD ON SIX CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS BEGINNING SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 11).

THE REFRESHER COURSE, TO BE ATTENDED BY 100 FORM THREE TEACHERS, WILL BE HELD AT THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

THE FIRST COURSE FOR SOME 200 TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING OR INTENDING TO IMPLEMENT THE FROVISIONAL SYLLABUS FOR SCIENCE AT FORM ONE LEVEL WAS HELD IN JULY.

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THE SECOND COURSE FOR 200 FORM TWO TEACHERS ENDED ON SEPTEMBER

THE AIM OF THE THREE COURSES IS TO ACQUAINT THE PARTICIPATING TEACHERS WITH APPROACHES TO AND METHODS OF TEACHING THE SCIENCE SYLLABUS AT THE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL.