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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1983

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FIRST TIME ENTRIES TO HKCEE MUST APPLY FOR APPROVAL

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SCHOOLS ARE REMINDED THAT IF THEY WISH TO ENTER FORM V AND MIDDLE V CANDIDATES AND ENGLISH ONLY+ CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN 1984, THEY MUST APPLY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 1 THIS YEAR.

THE SAME PROCEDURE APPLIES TO SCHOOLS WISHING TO ENTER CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR CERTAIN PRACTICAL SUBJECTS.

THESE SUBJECTS INCLUDE SHORTHAND, TYPING, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, POTTERY, HOME ECONOMICS, NEEDLEWORK/DRESS, DRESSMAKING, WOODWORK, METALWORK, PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICITY, TECHNICAL DRAWING, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING SCIENCE, HUMAN BIOLOGY, COMPUTER STUDIES AND ART PAPER 9 (COURSE WORK).

APPLICATIONS TO THE SECRETARY SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY AT CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 11/F, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON. APPLICATION FORMS CAN EE OBTAINED FROM THE SAME OFFICE.

HANDBOOKS OF REGULATIONS AND SYLLABUSES FOR THE 1984 HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS) ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY'S PUBLICATIONS UNIT AT 17 TSEUK LUK STREET, SAN PO KONG.

THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALE CENTRE, AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG

NEW SECTION OF TUEN MUN CARRIAGEWAY TO OPEN SOON

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ANOTHER SECTION OF THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD BETWEEN SIU LAM AND SO KWUN WAT WILL BE COMPLETED AND OPENED TO TRAFFIC NEXT WEEK.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT WITH THE OPENING OF THIS SECTION, ABOUT 82 PER CENT OF THE 15-KILOMETRE-LONG TUEN MUN ROAD HAD BEEN COMPLETED.

HE SAID THAT WORK ON THE REMAINING SECTION OF THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY - FROM SHAM TSENG TO TSING LUNG TAU - AS WELL AS ON AN ACCESS FLYOVER AT CHAI WAN KOK WAS PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY.

+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT WORK ON THE WHOLE TUEN MUN ROAD PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT A MONTH'S TIME,+ HE ADDED,