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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1979
WITH THE OPENING ONLY THREE MONTHS AWAY, THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT HAS ALREADY RECRUITED EIGHT CERTIFICATED AND GRADUATED MASTERS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE CLASSES, AND THE MASTERS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SIGNED CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT AT AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE.
PRESENT WERE THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. COLIN BOSHER, THE SCHOOL'S SUPERVISOR, MR. YAU KEI, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HANG HAU RURAL COMMITTEE, AND SIR RUN RUN SHAW, ONE OF THE SCHOOL'S DIRECTORS.
THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER A PROMINENT COMMUNITY LEADER MR. CHENG CHIK-CHEE, WHO DONATED $1.12 MILLION TOWARDS THE COST OF ITS CONSTRUCTION.
IT IS AT THE JUNCTION OF HIRAM'S HIGHWAY AND CLEARWATER BAY ROAD, ON A 8,260-SQUARE METRE SITE GRANTED FREE BY THE GOVERNMENT.
MR. BOSHER SAID TODAY THE NEW SCHOOL
THE FIRST GOVERNMENT AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG WOULD AUGMENT THE EXISTING TWO GOVERNMENT-SUBS ID ISED SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD MET 84 PER CENT OF THE COSTS OF BUILDING THE SCHOOL, AS WELL AS PROVIDING THE LAND.
+1 AM SURE THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BE WELCOMED BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXPANSION OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, HE ADDED.
+WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN ACQUIRING THE SERVICES OF A YOUNG AND ENERGETIC PRINCIPAL AND A COMPETENT TEACHING STAFF.
+ IT AUGURS WELL FOR A HAPPY SCHOOL IN A VERY PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT.+
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT KWUN TONG ROAD, FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH HONG TAK ROAD TO ITS JUNCTION WITH ELEGANCE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM FRIDAY TO NEXT MONDAY (JUNE 11) BETWEEN 1.30 A.M. AND 5.30 A.M. FOR THE DISMANTLING OF A TEMPORARY STRUCTURE.
DURING THE CLOSURE, NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED TO NGAU TAU KOK ROAD VIA ELEGANCE ROAD OR TO WAI YIP STREET VIA LAI YIP STREET. SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED TO NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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