WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1984
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WORKING GROUP TO STUDY REPORT ON TSING YI ISLAND
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IT WAS DECIDED AT THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING THIS MORNING THAT A WORKING GROUP BE SET UP UNDER THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, DAVID AKERS-JONES, TO STUDY A CONSULTANT'S REPORT ON TSING YI ISLAND, AND REPORT BACK WITHIN THREE MONTHS. THE WORKING GROUP WILL HAVE ITS FIRST MEETING THIS WEEK.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE SAFETY STANDARDS ON THE ISLAND WERE WITHIN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED LEVELS AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD ACCEPTED THIS AFTER STUDYING THE REPORT ON THE SITUATION, AND THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR CAUSE FOR ALARM.
HE SAID, HOWEVER, A BORDERLINE CASE OF RISK HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE WORKING GROUP HAD BEEN SET UP TO EXAMINE ALL POSSIBLE MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT A GREAT DEAL HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE WHICH WOULD ENHANCE SAFETY AND REDUCE RISKS.
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS WERE IN HAND TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND FROM THE ISLAND, AND COMPLETE THE CIRCULAR ROAD AND PRESSURISED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.
SAFETY MEASURES HAD BEEN AND WERE BEING CONSIDERED WITH OPERATORS OF INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS AND MANY SUCH MEASURES HAD BEEN INTRODUCED ALREADY.
MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION AND WILL BE CONSULTED BY THE WORKING GROUP.
THE VIEWS OF OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
PRIMARY ONE PLACES TO BE ANNOUNCED
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THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES FOR SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM, WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SATURDAY (JUNE 23), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
OUT OF THE 32 073 CHILDREN TAKING PART IN THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION, 21 792 CHILDREN OR 67.9 PER CENT WILL BE GIVEN PLACES IN SCHOOLS OF THE IR PARENTS FIRST THREE CHOICES.
PARENTS CONCERNED ARE REQUESTED TO GO BACK TO THE DISTRIBUTION- COLLECTION CENTRE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY (JUNE 24) BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM TO COLLECT THE ALLOCATION SLIP.
THE SLIP
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