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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1979

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+IN ADDITION, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS HAS BEEN REPROVIDED PARALLEL TO THE RAILWAY LINKING TO THE RE-ALIGNED TAI PO ROAD. BUS STOPS AND A VEHICULAR ACCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON COMPLETION OF A ROAD NOW UNDER PLANNING AND ANOTHER ROAD NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, HE SAID.

THE PLANS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS, 101 PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, 2 TUNG LO WAN HILL ROAD.

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PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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MORE THAN 75 PER CENT OF GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND CAPUT SCHOOLS HAVE PRACTICAL OR TECHNICAL SUBJECTS IN THE CURRICULUM, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS. ALL THE RECIPIENTS ARE EITHER ATTENDING TECHNICAL COURSES OR STUDYING IN TECHNICAL OR PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS.

+OF THE 277 GOVERNMENT, AIDED (INCLUDING PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS) AND CAPUT SCHOOLS, 208 NOW TEACH ONE OR MORE PRACTICAL/ TECHNICAL SUBJECT,+ MR. TOPLEY SAID.

THE FIRST CENTRAL WORKSHOP OR PRACTICAL EDUCATION CENTRE IS SCHEDULED TO COME ON-STREAM IN SEPTEMBER, 1981, HE SAID.

THE STRESS ON THESE SUBJECTS WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE HONG KONG HAS BECOME A LEADING MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIAL CENTRE, +AND IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT TECHNICAL AND PRACTICAL SUBJECTS SHOULD FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM NOT ONLY AT POST-SECONDARY LEVEL BUT ALSO IN OUR SCHOOLS.+

ALSO, MR. TOPLEY POINTED OUT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM BE LOCALLY +GROWN+ AND NOT TRANSPLANTED FROM SOME OVERSEAS INCOMPATIBLE CULTURE.

+AT_THE_SAME TIME, IT SHOULD RETAIN SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM WHICH NEED TO BE CARRIED OVER FROM YESTERYEAR TO THE PRESENT DAY, HE SAID,

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