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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1987

THESE INCLUDE THE FORMULATION OF POLICY IN WATER AND AIR POLLUTION; NOISE, WASTES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT # PLANNING FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES AND WASTE WATERS! ENFORCEMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION AND THE CO-ORDINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

HE WAS ALSO TOLD OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MORE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COMING 12 MONTHS WHICH INCLUDE THE ISSUE OF THE NOISE CONTROL BILL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, ENFORCEMENT OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS IN THE FIRST WATER CONTROL ZONE IN TOLO HARBOUR, THE REVISED AND REINFORCED SCHEME FOR VEHICLE SMOKE EMISSIONS CONTROL AND THE REVIEW OF THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL STRATEGY FOR THE TERRITORY.

THE BRIEFING WAS FOLLOWED BY A SHORT TOUR AROUND THE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH MR FORD WAS ABLE TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH THE WORK OF ITS TWO MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE-ENGINEERING DIVISIONS COVERING WASTE-WATER AND AIR-NOISE.

HE WAS ALSO SHOWN SOME OF THE SOPHISTICATED MONITORING AND TEST EQUIPMENT AND THE PROCEDURES THAT THE DEPARTMENT USES TO TACKLE EXISTING POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND HOW TO PREVENT THE OCCURENCE OF NEW ONES.

UK EDUCATION SECRETARY VISITS TECHNICAL SCHOOL

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THE VISITING SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, MR KENNETH BAKER, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE TANG SHIU KIN VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN HONG KONG.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI

MR BAKER WAS GIVEN A CONDUCTED TOUR OF THE SCHOOL PREMISES BY THE PRINCIPAL, MR PAUL LUI.

DURING THE HOUR-LONG VISIT, HE WAS TOLD HOW COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COULD BE EFFECTIVELY BLENDED INTO THE CURRICULUM WHICH ALSO AIMED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH GENERAL ACADEMIC EDUCATION CONSISTING OF ENGLISH, CHINESE, MATHEMATICS, ARTS AND SCIENCE SUBJECTS.

HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BOYS IN THE SCHOOL WERE OFFERED A GENERAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE UP TO FORM 2 BEFORE THEY

GIRLS WERE STREAMED INTO EITHER METAL OR WOOD BIASED CLASSES. WERE OFFERED THE OPTIONS OF EITHER THE SCIENCE, COMMERCE OR HOME ECONOMICS STREAM.

MR BAKER NOTED THAT THE SCHOOL OFFERED MATRICULATION CLASSES FOR STUDENTS PREPARED TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES IN ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL SCIENCE IN UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS.

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