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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1986

+ THE RESULTING INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF AMERICAN COMPANIES WHICH HAVE ESTABLISHED LOCAL OR REGIONAL OFFICES IN HONG KONG HELPS TO EXPLAIN WHY THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IS IN NEED OF THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WHICH THIS EXTENSION WILL PROVIDE.+

SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THE SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED 20 YEARS AGO AS A NON-PROFIT-MAKING, CO-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION PROVIDING INSTRUCTION FROM THE KINDERGARTEN TO THE HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS OF A SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY PREFERRING ITS CHILDREN TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION IN THE AMERICAN TRADITION AND ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN MODEL.

+THE DEMAND FOR THIS TYPE OF EDUCATION HAS INCREASED STEADILY OVER THE YEARS AND HAS FINALLY OUTSTRIPPED THE CAPACITY OF THE PRESENT SCHOOL PREMISES,+ HE SAID.

SIR DAVID SAID THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN ANY COMMUNITY WAS OF COURSE, A REFLECTION OF THAT COMMUNITY'S HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT. HONG KONG WAS NO EXCEPTION IN THAT RESPECT.

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+TRADITIONALLY, HONG KONG HAS HAD TWO PRINCIPAL TYPES OF SCHOOLS, THE ANGLO-CHINESE AND THE CHINESE MIDDLE, BASED ON THE BRITISH AND CHINESE MODELS RESPECTIVELY AND REFLECTING THE TERRITORY'S STRONG LINKS WITH BOTH BRITAIN AND CHINA.

+ BUT HONG KONG, AS A CENTRE OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE, FINANCE AND COMMUNICATIONS, HAS DEVELOPED NEW LINKS.

+ IT HAS GROWN INTO A MULTI-NATIONAL COMMUNITY WHICH ENCOURAGES OTHER TRADITIONS TO FLOURISH.

+ THE ESTABLISHMENT AND GROWTH SINCE THE 1960'S OF A NUMBER OF FINE SCHOOLS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT NATIONAL AND LINGUISTIC GROUPS IS A REFLECTION OF THIS INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK,+ HE SAID.

CASH AID FOR BUS ACCIDENT VICTIMS *****

MORE VICTIMS OF THE TUEN MUN BUS ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 5 ARE RECEIVING CASH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (TAVA) SCHEME AND OTHER CHARITABLE FUNDS.

SO FAR, THE DEPARTMENT HAS ARRANGED CASH AID AMOUNTING TO $74 000 FOR 22 VICTIMS OR THEIR FAMILIES.