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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1955

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USE OF CANTONESE BEING ENCOURAGED

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THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ENCOURAGE CANTONESE-SPEAKING OFFICIAL MEMBERS TO REPLY IN CANTONESE, WHENEVER APPROPRIATE AND IF THEY SO WISHED, TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS IN CANTONESE.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, THE HON ADOLF HSU, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON WONG LAM.

BUILDING PLANS FOR ESF SCHOOLS OUTLINED *****

BUILDING PLANS TO MEET THE PROJECTED DEMAND FOR ENGLISH- SPEAKING SCHOOL PLACES IN THE TERRITORY WERE OUTLINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

RESPONDING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG ON THE PLANNING AND PROGRESS OF ENGLISH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION SCHOOLS IN SAI KUNG AND OTHER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, MR LEUNG SAID THAT HAVING REVIEWED THE CURRENT PROVISION AND THE PROJECTED DEMAND FOR SUCH PLACES IT HAD BEEN DECIDED TO BUILD A NEW 18-CLASSROOM PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE SAI KUNG AREA TO REPROVISION THE EXISTING BOUNDARY JUNIOR SCHOOL IN KOWLOON.

AT THE SAME TIME, SHA TIN JUNIOR SCHOOL WILL BE REDUCED IN SIZE FROM 24 TO 18 CLASSROOMS WHILE GLENEALY JUNIOR SCHOOL WILL BE REPROVISIONED AS A 12-CLASSROOM SCHOOL INSTEAD OF 18.

THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION HAD BEEN INFORMED AND NECESSARY ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN BY ALL PARTIES CONCERNED, MR LEUNG SAID.

HE ADDED THAT THERE WERE TWO OTHER ESF PROJECTS IN THE PIPE- LINE THE SHA TIN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN AREA 41A, SHA TIN, AND THE SANDY BAY JUNIOR SCHOOL AT POKFULAM, HONG KONG.

+THE SECONDARY SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AND OPERATIONAL BY SEPTEMBER 1985 WHILE THE JUNIOR SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY AT THE DESIGN STAGE, SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1987-88, + MR LEUNG SAID.

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SAI KUNG ROAD LINK MAY BE READY EARLIER

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THE PLANNED ROAD LINK FROM NAI CHUNG TO MA ON SHAN MAY BE COMPLETED BY MID-1988 INSTEAD OF THE END OF THAT YEAR AS SCHEDULED, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON NICKY CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG ON THE PROVISION OF AN ALTERNATIVE ACCESS TO SAI KUNG IN VIEW OF EXISTING CONGESTION ALONG HIRAM'S HIGHWAY.

/+A ROAD