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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1986
THE PARTY WAS TOLD BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE COLLEGE, DR KONG YUN-FUN, THAT THE SHA TIN ANNEXE WAS OPENED IN NOVEMBER 1983 TO CATER FOR THE EXPANSION OF TEACHER EDUCATION.
THE COLLEGE AND ITS SHA TIN ANNEXE OFFERED TWO-YEAR AND THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSES TO 900 STUDENTS, DR KONG SAID, ADDING THAT THE ANNEXE ALSO PROVIDED TWO-YEAR PART-TIME IN-SERVICE COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.
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MORE VEHICLE DEPOTS PLANNED
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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BUILD FOUR MORE MODER VEHICEL DEPOTS SIMILAR TO THE KWAI CHUNG VEHICLE DEPOT IN FOUR OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS, THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
EACH DEPOT WILL HAVE THE FULL RANGE OF DAILY MAINTENANCE FACILITIES, INCLUDING PROPER WASHING AND CLEANSING EQUIPMENT, AIR AND WATER POINTS, REFUELING, QUICK REPAIR FACILITIES, AND PURPOSE-BUILT SERVICES AND REPAIR BAYS FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.
THEY ARE BEING PLANNED FOR SAI KUNG, SHA TIN, TAI PO AND YUEN LONG.
SPEAKING AT THE 1985 ACCIDENT FREE CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR HAMMOND SAID, THESE FACILITIES WILL NO DOUBT IMPROVE THE ROADWORTHINESS OF OUR VEHICLES AND CONTRIBUTE TO KEEPING DOWN THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.+
MR HAMMOND NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING RSD VEHICLES FELL NINE PER CENT IN 1985 AS COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
ALTOGETHER, 22 RSD DRIVERS WERE AWARDED CERTIFICATES FOR FIVE YEARS AND 64 DRIVERS FOR THREE YEARS WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT.
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