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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1979

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MONTHLY TRAIN STUDENT TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE

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THE NEW STUDENT MONTHLY TICKETS FOR TRAVEL ON KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (KCR) WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM ALL RAILWAY BOOKING OFFICES FROM TUESDAY (AUGUST 28).

THE TICKETS, NOW ISSUED MONTHLY INSTEAD OF EVERY SIX MONTHS, WILL BE VALID FROM SEPTEMBER 1.

+THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WAS DESIGNED TO EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON STUDENTS' FAMILIES FOLLOWING AN ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER IN THE YEAR OF A REVISION OF STUDENT FARES TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR KCR SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE NEW FARE STRUCTURE FOR THE STUDENT MONTHLY TICKET WILL BE

* FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1979

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FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1980

* FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1981

$6-$16, DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE

$6-$24, DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE - AND-

THE EQUIVALENT OF THE ORDINARY MONTHLY CHILD FARE (1.E. 50 PER CENT OF THE ADULT FARE.)

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT STUDENT FARES HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE 1957.

UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT. STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE DAYS GRACE TO RENEW THEIR TICKETS AT THE END OF EACH MONTH.

HOWEVER, IF A STUDENT MISPLACES HIS TICKET, THEN HE MUST RE-APPLY IN THE NORMAL WAY, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW STUDENT TICKETS CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES AND THE TICKETS FROM THE RAILWAY'S BOOKING OFFICES,

NEW EQUIPMENT A BIG BOOST TO GOVERNMENT LAB

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THE FORENSIC DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY WILL RECEIVE A BIG BOOST IN ITS CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AGAINST CRIMINALS FOLLOWING THE RECENT ACQUISITION OF SOPHISTICATED LABORATORY EQUIPMENT.

THE NEW ARRAY OF EQUIPMENT TOGETHER WITH THOSE ON ORDER COST $2.5 MILLION. THEY WILL ENABLE THE DIVISION TO PRODUCE DEFINITIVE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FROM EXHIBITS WHICH COULD ONLY BE CURSOR ILY EXAMINED IN THE PAST DUE TO THEIR MINUTE SIZE, TRACE QUANTITY AND COMPLEXITY, SAID DR. A.J. NUTTEN, THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST.

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