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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1984

SCHOOL PLACES SHORTAGE DISCUSSED

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) HELD A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A GROUP CONCERNED WITH THE SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL PLACES IN TUEN MUN,

THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY MR ROBERT LO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PLANNING AND BUILDING), AND ATTENDED BY OTHER SENIOR STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT.

AT THE MEETING THE REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED A REPORT THEY RECENTLY COMPILED CONCERNING THE SHORTAGE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN TUEN MUN, THE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT A SHORTAGE WAS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, AND ASSURED THE GROUP THAT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WOULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.

OTHER POINTS RAISED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES RELATING TO THE IR REPORT WERE ALSO NOTED AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD GIVE THEM A WRITTEN REPLY IN DUE COURSE.

190 000 SEE PUBLIC HOUSING DISPLAY

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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S +BETTER HOMES IN ESTATES+ EXHIBITION, WHICH CLOSED AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI NEW WORLD CENTRE YESTERDAY SUNDAY), ATTRACTED 190 000 VISITORS.

ENCOURAGED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE EXHIBITION, THE AUTHORITY IS NOW THINKING OF STAGING IT AGAIN ELSEWHERE, IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

+JUDGING FROM THE WAY THE EXHIBITION WAS RECEIVED BY VISITORS, IT WAS A GOOD MEDIUM BY WHICH WE COULD INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN PROVIDING PERMANENT HOUSING AND EXPLAINING ITS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY TODAY.

THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR DAVID FORD, SAID: +WE IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT ARE VERY MUCH INDEBTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WHO ENCOURAGED US NOT ONLY TO DESIGN AN EXHIBITION TO CARRY THE HOUSING MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, AND ALSO FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN DOING SO IN A REALLY INTERESTING AND EXCITING WAY. FURTHERMORE IT WAS THEIR IDEA TO EXTEND THE CELEBRATION TO THE ESTATES AND FROM THAT IDEA THE CONCEPT OF OUR HOUSING FESTIVAL EMERGED.+

THE EXHIBITION HAD BEEN STAGED EARLIER IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL, AND HAD DRAWN FAVOURABLE COMMENTS FROM THE PRESS AND VISITORS, BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS.

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