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SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1982

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MORE TEACHERS FOR FISHERMEN'S CHILDREN

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MORE THAN 20 ADDITIONAL TEACHING POSTS WILL BE CREATED FROM SEPTEMBER AT THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION SCHOOLS WHICH CATER SPECIALLY TO FISHERMEN'S CHILDREN, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE NEW POSTS WILL INCLUDE 15 AT THE ASSISTANT MASTER OR ASSISTANT MISTRESS LEVEL, AND SIX AT THE CERTIFICATE MASTER OR CERTIFICATE MISTRESS LEVEL, MR RIDDELL-SWAN ADDED.

AND ALSO FROM SEPTEMBER, A NEW MANNING SCALE FOR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL BE INTRODUCED UNDER WHICH THE TEACHER-TO-CLASS RATIO WILL BE INCREASED FROM 1.1 1 TO 1,2 : 1, HE ADDED.

+THIS MEANS THAT THE PROMOTION PROSPECTS WILL BE IMPROVED, MR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID AT THE ANNUAL LUNCHEON OF THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION SCHOOLS.

DURING THE YEAR, PUPILS AT THE 13 PRIMARY AND ONE SECONDARY SCHOOLS DID WELL IN BOTH SPORTS AND ARTS, MR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID.

HE RECALLED THAT PUPILS AT THE SA! KUNG SCHOOL WON A GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE MEDAL IN THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PAINTING COMPETITION IN FINLAND, AND THAT THE SAME SCHOOL ALSO DID WELL IN THE FIFTH WORLD CHILDREN'S PAINTING COMPETITION,

+TWO ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS AT TSING Y SCHOOL WERE BROUGHT INTO OPERATION LAST MONTH, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS TO SIX AND THE TWO EXTRA CLASSROOMS AT SAI KUNG SCHOOL ARE EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR USE IN SEPTEMBER. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO INCREASE OUR ENROLMENT, MR RIDDELL-SWAN SAID.

TURNING TO THE TEACHERS, HE SAID: +YOU HAVE A VERY

IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN EDUCATING THE YOUNGER GENERATION, AND AS ALWAYS, I AM SURE YOU WILL MORE THAN FULFIL YOUR HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES.+

PENG CHAU TO HEI LING CHAU FERRY SERVICE FARES

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FERRY FARES BETWEEN PENG CHAU AND HEI LING CHAU WILL BE INCREASED FROM TUESDAY (MARCH 16), DUE TO RISE IN OPERATIONAL COSTS.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE FARE FOR A RETURN JOURNEY WILL BE INCREASED FROM $5.00 TO $6.00.

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