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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1982

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CODE OF AID BEING REVIEWED

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS REVIEWING THE CODE OF AID FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, DISCLOSED TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF THE COGNITIO COLLEGE,

MR HAYE SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS LOOKING INTO WAYS AND MEANS BY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT COULD GIVE AIDED SCHOOLS MORE DISCRETION TO ADMINISTER THEIR AFFAIRS UNDER THE CODE OF AID.

HE PRAISED THE COGNITIO COLLEGE FOR ACCEPTING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S INVITATION SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO BECOME FULLY AIDED, A MOVE HE DESCRIBED AS BOLD AND PROGRESSIVE.

+OF COURSE COMING ON TO FULL AID MEANT CERTAIN SACRIFICES, + MR HAYE SAID, ADDING THE SCHOOL WAS PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE MINOR RESTRICTIONS OF THE CODE OF AID BECAUSE OF ITS PARAMOUNT INTEREST IN EDUCATION AND THE WELFARE OF THEIR PUPILS AND TEACHERS.

THE DIRECTOR NOTED: +THE COLLEGE WILL CONFIRM THAT WHILE THE CODE ENSHRINES THE PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC MONEY, THE GOVERNMENT RESPECTS A SCHOOL'S RIGHT TO MANAGE ITS OWN AFFAIRS IF IT HAS ACCOUNTED FOR THE AID THE GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN IT.+

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CONTRACT SIGNED FOR TAI WAI TEMPORARY RAILWAY STATION

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THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TODAY AWARDED A $6 MILLION CONTRACT TO HOI SING CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TAI WAI TEMPORARY RAILWAY STATION ABOUT ONE KILOMETRE SOUTH OF THE EXISTING SHA TIN STATION.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MR LEUNG MIN-SUN, GOVERNMENT RAILWAY ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE, COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY BOOKING OFFICE, TWO PLATFORMS AND PLATFORM AWNINGS AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS.

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