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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1984

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DB TO DISCUSS SEWAGE TREATMENT IN KWUN TONG

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KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL IN THE DISTRICT AT THEIR MEETING ON MONDAY (AUGUST 6) AFTERNOON.

THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS POLLUTION AND REMEDIAL MEASURES RELATED TO: STORM WATER IN THE KAI TAK NULLAH AND THE KOWLOON BAY TYPHOON SHELTER,

THE BRIEF INGS WILL BE GIVEN BY MR K.S. WAT, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER (PLANNING) OF THE LIQUID AND SOLID WASTES DIVISION OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND MR C.H. YAU, ENGINEER (POLLUTION CONTROL), OF THE DEPARTMENT.

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO COMMENT ON THE RECENTLY- PUBLISHED GREEN PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT,

A PAPER ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTRICT BOARDS, AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WILL BE TABLED FOR DISCUSSION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 2.30 PM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 6) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING IN TUNG YAN STREET.

JOBS FOUND FOR REDUNDANT TEACHERS

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ALL OF THE 382 REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHO REGISTERED WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PLACEMENT SERVICE IN MAY, HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

+THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THE MANY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES FOR THE IR COOPERATION TO BRING THIS ABOUT, HE SAID.

THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1975 TO ASSIST REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN SEEKING ALTERNATIVE JOBS AS A RESULT OF THE DROPPING POPULATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE AS WELL AS A POPULATION SHIFT FROM THE URBAN AREAS TO THE NEW TOWNS.

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