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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1979

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THEY WILL ALSO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF MULTI-STOREY DEVELOPMENT ON PART OR ALL OF ANY CHOSEN SITE. THIS COULD ACCOMMODATE ANCILLARY FACILITIES AND MAXIMISE THE SITE'S POTENTIAL, WITHOUT INHIBITING ITS PRINCIPAL USE.

ON THE BASIS OF THE FORMATION GATHERED THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO ESTIMATE THE COST OF PROVIDING THE FACILITIES, AND THE FINANCIAL RETURN WHICH COULD BE EXPECTED FROM THEM.

THE CONSORTIUM WAS SELECTED FROM AMONG FIVE CONSULTANCY FIRMS, SHORTLISTED FROM AN ORIGINAL 10 APPLICANTS. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA WAS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.

EXHIBITION CONSULTANTS LTD. HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN CONSULTANCY WORK ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE EXHIBITIONS. WHILE EARLS COURT AND OLYMPIA LTD. ARE A LEADING COMPANY ENGAGED IN OPERATING EXHIBITION HALLS, CATERING, SECURITY, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT,

WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR ASSESSMENT, THE CONSULTANTS WILL CONTACT THE PRINCIPAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, AND OTHER MAJOR POTENTIAL USERS OF THE EXHIBITION FACILITIES.

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TEACHER LIBRARIANS TO BE APPOINTED IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH 18 CLASSES OR MORE WILL BE ABLE TO APPOINT A NON-GRADUATE TEACHER TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY ON A FULL-TIME BASIS IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIS APPLIES ALSO TO GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH 18 OR MORE CLASSES.

+MORE THAN 100 SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS SCHEME AND THE NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO ABOUT 200 SCHOOLS EVENTUALLY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

A CIRCULAR ANNOUNCING THE SCHEME HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL SCHOOLS CONCERNED.

THE APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS IS PART OF THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE WHITE PAPER THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENJOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, HE ADDED.

THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN WILL BE A NON-GRADUATE TEACHER WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS' TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

THE DUTIES OF A TEACHER LIBRARIAN WILL BE

* GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY-

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ACQUIRING, PROCESSING, MAINTAINING AND CIRCULATING LIBRARY BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCE MATERIALS=

CO-ORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF TEACHING STAFF IN PLANNING AND ORGANISING LIBRARY PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT AND ENRICH THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM-