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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1978

TWO NEW SCHOOLS IN SHA TIN OPEN THIS WEEK

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TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS, BUILT UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN LEK YUEN, SHA TIN NEW TOWN, WILL OPEN THIS WEEK.

THE TWO SCHOOLS, EACH WITH A CAPACITY FOR 960 STUDENTS, ARE HOUSED IN A FIVE-STOREY BUILDING BUILT IN INTERLOCK+ STYLE.

THE FACILITIES IN EACH SCHOOL ARE A DUPLICATE OF THE OTHER, EACH WITH 24 CLASSROOMS, A HUGE ASSEMBLY HALL, DRESSING ROOMS AND SHOWERS, AND SCIENCE LABORATORIES.

WORK ON THE $12 MILLION PROJECT STARTED 16 MONTHS AGO AND WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF JULY.

THE COMPLEX HAS CLASSROOMS FOR METALWORK, WOODWORK, HOUSECRAFT AND NEEDLEWORK AND LABORATORIES FOR CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS.

THE TWO ASSEMBLY HALLS EACH MEASURE 30.4 METRES BY 22.4 METRES WITH STAGE AREA OF 14.8 METRES BY 5.1 METRES.

THERE ARE ADEQUATE SPORTING FACILITIES, A TUCK SHOP AND A LARGE COVERED PLAY AREA IN THE CENTRE.

ONE OF THE SCHOOLS IS SPONSORED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AND NAMED THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS MRS. FUNG WONG FUNG TING COLLEGE.

THE OTHER IS SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG BAPTIST CONVENTION AND NAMED THE BAPTIST LUI MING CHOI SECONDARY SCHOOL.

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE TUNG WAH SCHOOL WOULD BE TEMPORARILY SHARED BY STUDENTS FROM THE KIANGSU-CHEKIANG COLLEGE IN SHA TIN.

AND THE BAPTIST LUI SCHOOL WOULD ALSO BE TEMPORARILY SHARED

BY STUDENTS FROM THE SHA TIN PUI YING COLLEGE.

THESE TWO SCHOOLS ARE AWAITING COMPLETION OF NEW PREMISES IN NEIGHBOURING WO CHE ESTATE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

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