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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1980

TRAVEL SUBSIDY FOR STUDENTS

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BUS AND TRAM TRAVEL SUBSIDIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE TO SOME 500 000 SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 12 WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR STARTS NEXT MONTH, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

THE TRAVEL SUBSIDY SCHEME WILL BE OPERATIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 16 AND STUDENTS WISHING TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF REDUCED FARES FOR TRAVELLING BETWEEN THE IR HOMES AND SCHOOLS SHOULD APPLY FOR PASSES THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID CIRCULARS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL SCHOOLS INFORMING THEM OF THE SCHEME WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION ON HOW THEY SHOULD APPLY TO THE BUS AND TRAM COMPANIES FOR PASSES.

+SCHOOLS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADVISED TO TAKE EARLY ACTION ON APPLICATIONS BUT, PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE DISCRETION ON THE DATE FOR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM STUDENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

NTDD OFFICE MOVES TO TUEN MUN ***

THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL OPERATE FROM ITS NEW OFFICE FROM MONDAY (AUGUST 18).

THE NEW OFFICE WILL OCCUPY THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF 13 TAT YAN SQUARE, TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

THE MAIN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE NUMBER FOR THE OFFICE IS 12-812501 AND THE EXTENSION FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES IS 20.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE SAID TODAY THAT THE MOVE FROM TSUEN WAN TO TUEN MUN WOULD ENABLE THE OFFICE TO DEAL WITH THE WORKS IN HAND AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN MORE EFFICIENTLY.

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