XN000022-1979-08-30 — Page 8

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1979

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HE ALSO STRESSED THAT THE PLANT AND EQUIPMENT TO BE USED ON SITE WOULD BE SOUND INSULATED AND MUFFLED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

+THIS IS TO KEEP DOWN THE NOISE DISTURBANCE FOR THOSE LIVING NEAR THAT SECTION OF THE RAILWAY, HE SAID.

LOAN SCHEME FOR NEEDY STUDENTS

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NEEDY STUDENTS ON FULL-TIME FOUR-YEAR DIPLOMA COURSES OF THE THREE APPROVED POST SECONDARY COLLEGES HONG KONG BAPTIST, LINGNAN AND HONG KONG SHUE YAN MAY NOW APPLY FOR INTEREST-FREE LOANS OF UP TO $4 400 PER ANNUM.

THE LOAN SCHEME WAS ONE OF THE PROPOSALS OUTLINED IN THE WHITE PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.

IT WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR AND WILL BE AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER.

THE SCHEME WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.

LOANS MAY BE REPAID IN NOT MORE THAN 16 EQUAL QUARTERLY INSTALMENTS AFTER STUDENTS HAVE LEFT THE COLLEGE.

APPLICATION FORMS AND OTHER DETAILS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE THREE COLLEGES.

SPECIAL TRAIN TO PLEASURE GARDEN

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THE SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE TO THE PLEASURE GARDEN IN SHA TIN RACE COURSE WILL CONTINUE THIS SUNDAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE TRAIN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT

10.29 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT MONG KOK STATION AT 10.34 A.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. IT WILL THEN DEPART FROM MONG KOK STATION AT 10.36 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 10.50 A.M.

ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, THE TRAIN WILL LEAVE RACE COURSE STATION AT 4.10 P.M. IN ADDITION, ONE ORDINARY PASSENGER TRAIN DEPARTING FROM TAI PO MARKET STATION WILL BE RE-ROUTED VIA THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 1.21 P.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS WISHING TO LEAVE THE PLEASURE GARDEN EARLIER.

ONLY ORDINARY CLASS RETURN TICKETS VALID FOR THE DATE OF ISSUE WILL BE SOLD AT THE KOWLOON AND MONG KOK STATIONS. TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE RACE COURSE STATION FOR DOWN-TRAINS TO KOWLOON NOR AT NEW TERRITORIES STATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL TRAINS.

THE FARE FOR ADULTS WILL BE $4 EACH AND FOR CHILDREN $2 EACH.