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SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1977

WHILE THE TECHNICAL PART OF THE CURRICULUM WOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PER CENT, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS DID NOT TRY TO BECOME MINIATURE TECHNICAL

INSTITUTES.

+THE WORKSHOPS, MACHINERY AND WORK DONE MUST BE RELATED TO THE SIZE AND AGE OF THE PUPILS. SAFETY TOO IS OBVIOUSLY OF VITAL IMPORTANCE,+ MR. TOPLEY STRESSED.

HE CONTINUED: +SYLLABUSES IN PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS HAVE ALWAYS MARRIED UP TO SYLLABUSES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL LEAVERS WHO

HAVE STUDIED A CRAFT IN DEPTH ENTER DIRECTLY INTO THE SECOND YEAR OF AN APPRENTICESHIP AND THE SECOND YEAR OF A PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSE.+

RESULTS OF TENDER FOR 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED PROCESSING THE TENDERS FOR 300 HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TAXI LICENCES.

A TOTAL OF 6,798 INDIVIDUAL TENDERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED WHEN THE OFFER CLOSED ON JUNE 17, 1977. THE HIGHEST TENDER WAS $196,005, AND THE LOWEST $10,000.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT 283 OF THE 300 URBAN TAXI LICENCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO TENDERERS OFFERING A UNIT PREMIUM OF OVER $181,000.

THE REMAINING 17 URBAN TAXI LICENCES WILL BE DETERMINED BY PUBLIC BALLOT TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY (JULY 14) AT 2.30 P.M. ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE HUNG HOM MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THERE WERE 11 TENDERS EACH OFFERING THE SAME UNIT PREMIUM OF $181,000 FOR A TOTAL OF 50 TAXI LICENCES.

+THE PUBLIC BALLOT IS TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THE 11 TENDERERS WILL GET THE REMAINING 17 URBAN TAXI LICENCES, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT TENDERERS WHO OFFERED A UNIT PREMIUM OF UNDER $181,000 WERE UNSUCCESSFUL BUT THAT THEY COULD TRY AGAIN WHEN URBAN TAXI LICENCES WERE NEXT OFFERED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE PUBLIC BALLOT ON JULY 14, AT 2.30 P.M. ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE HUNG HOM MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK.

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