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VILLAGE LIGHTING SCHEME SPEEDED UP

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THE INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC LIGHTING IN NEW TERRITORIES VILLAR WOULD BE SPEEDED UP FOLLOWING A REVIEW CARRIED OUT BY GOVERNMENT THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON NICKY CHAN, SAID TORNY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION IN CANTONESE BY THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LE MR CHAN SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD APPROVED 4 700 PUBLIC LIGHT! POINTS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND SO FAR NEARLY 3 000 HAD BEC INSTALLED.

SINCE 1981, PROVISION HAD BEEN MADE EACH YEAR FOR ABOUT 800 NEW LIGHTING POINTS IN NEW TERRITORIES VILLAGES UNDER THE PUBLIC LIGHTING PROGRAMME.

MR CHAN SAID THAT A REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES HAR RECENTLY BEEN CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE REGIONAL SECR FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE REVIEW HAD INVOLVED ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED AND THE POWER COMPANY.

+ THE REVIEW HAS IDENTIFIED WAYS OF TRYING TO SPEED UP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED WORKS AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE PRESENT BACKLOG WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED BY THE END OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, MR CHAN SAID.

SUPPLY OF PUTONGHUA TEACHERS ADEQUATE

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THERE WILL BE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF TEACHERS FOR THE TEACHING OF PUTONGHUA IN SCHOOLS WITHOUT EMPLOYING INSTRUCTORS FROM OUTSIDE HONG KONG, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON LI YUET-TING, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN ON THE SUPPLY OF PUTONGHUA TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS, MR LI SAID THIS APPLIED TO TEACHING OF PUTONGHUA IN SCHOOLS, EITHER AS AN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY OR AS A SUBJECT IN THE CURRICULUM.

MR LI SAID THAT 619 TRAINED TEACHERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UNDERGONE ADDITIONAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO ENABLE THEM TO TEACH PUTONGHUA.

+OF THESE, 386 ARE PRIMARY AND 233 ARE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, HE ADDED.

/THESE IN-SERVICE