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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1980

POWER SUB-STATION FOR ELECTRIC TRAIN

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A $2,5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A POWER SUB-STATION AT TAI WAI, SHA TIN, FOR THE FUTURE ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY SYSTEM.

THE CONTRACT WAS FORMALLY SIGNED THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING BY MR HSU TSE-LIN, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE PWD'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION CO LTD OF JAPAN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PWD SAID THAT THE PROJECT FORMED PART OF THE ELECTRIFICATION AND MODERNISATION OF THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.

THE WORK, WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE, WILL ALSO COVER THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD AS WELL AS SITE FORMATION, FOUNDATION AND DRAINAGE WORK.

HE SAID TRANSFORMERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE POWER SUB-STATION WOULD BE SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTS.

THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY TRANSMARK, THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSULTING ENGINEERS, THROUGH THE IR SUB-CONSULTANTS, (MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, SPENCE ROBINSON AND RANK INE AND HILL), UNDER THE OVERALL SUPERVISION OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE PWD'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE.

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION LISTENS TO VIEWS OF PRINCIPALS

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR KENNETH TOPLEY TODAY (THURSDAY) SAW A SEMINAR ON SCHOOL MANAGEMENT IN SESSION AND LISTENED TO GROUP DISCUSSIONS BY HEADS OF AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

HEADS OF ABOUT 700 AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED THE SEMINAR HELD AT THREE CENTRES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES TODAY.

MR TOPLEY DROPPED IN AT THE NEW TERRITORIES CENTRE AT KIANGSU-CHEK IANG COLLEGE IN WO CHE ESTATE, SHA TIN.

THE AIM OF THE SEMINAR IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL HEADS AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES TALKS BY SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS.

DURING THE DISCUSSIONS, PARTICIPANTS TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCHOOL HEADS AND TEACHERS, MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, PARENTS AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

/THEY ALSO