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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1979

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* 2,377 METRES OF STEEL PIPELINE, OF THE SAME DIAMETER, FROM

LAMB HILL EAST TO MA MEI HA.

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A NEW UNLINED TUNNEL FROM TOP HILL TO LAMB HILL, 2,073 METRES LONG AND WITH A DIAMETER OF 3.3 METRES.

A NEW UNLINED TUNNEL FROM MA MEI HA TO NAM CHUNG, 3,227 METRES LONG WITH A DIAMETER OF 3.6 METRES.

ALSO INVOLVED IN THE CONTRACT IS THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE EXISTING UNLINED TUNNEL FROM NAM CHUNG TO CHUNG MEI, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INTAKE STRUCTURE AND NEW SUBSIDIARY TUNNEL 52 METRES LONG.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SAID WORK WAS EXPECTED TO START ON APRIL 4, 1979. COMPLETION DATE WAS EXPECTED TO BE APRIL 1981.

PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE FULLY RECOGNISED

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED AN IMPROVED SCHEME OF AWARDING INCREMENTAL CREDIT TO TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS WITH PREVIOUS PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

UNDER THE SCHEME THESE TEACHERS WILL BE GIVEN ONE INCREMENT FOR EACH YEAR'S APPROVED POST-QUALIFICATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE

IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS OBTAINED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 1971.

THE AWARD SCHEME WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1978.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE SCHEME WILL ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO TEACHERS SERVING IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 WHO:

* HAD POST-1971 TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHEN

JOINING GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS-

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ARE STILL EMPLOYED IN BASIC RANKS E.G. CERTIFICATED MASTER/MISTRESS AND GRADUATE MASTER/MISTRESS IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS- AND

* HAVE NOT REACHED THE MAXIMUM SALARY OF THEIR RANKS.

+THE TEACHERS' INCREMENTAL POSITION WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY BUT NO RETROSPECTIVE PAYMENT OF SALARIES PRIOR TO SPETEMBER 1, 1978 WILL BE MADE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PREVIOUSLY, TEACHERS WORKING IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS ON JOINING GOVERNMENT RECEIVED INCREMENTS ON THE BASIS OF ONE INCREMENT FOR EVERY TWO YEARS' POST-QUALIFICATION FULL-TIME TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

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