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TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1987

COMMENTING ON A SUGGESTION THAT THE SIX NEW AIDED SCHOOLS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN TUEN MUN THIS SEPTEMBER SHOULD OPERATE MORE CLASSES TO ACCOMMODATE SAPIENTIA COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVING IN TUEN

MUN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN FACT. THERE WERE ONLY THREE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS AVAILABLE FOR THE SIX SCHOOLS OF WHICH HALF ADVANCED THEIR OPENING DATE BY ONE YEAR. THEY WOULD SHARE THE THREE SCHOOL PREMISES UNTIL THE BUILDINGS FOR THE THREE ADVANCE OPENING SCHOOLS WERE COMPLETED IN 1988.

UNDER THIS INTERIM ARRANGEMENT, THE NUMBER OF ROOMS DESIGNATED FOR THE HEADMASTERS, TEACHING AND OTHER SCHOOL STAFF HAD то BE DOUBLED. AS A RESULT, THESE SCHOOLS WOULD BE OPERATING VIRTUALLY WITHOUT ANY SPARE ACCOMMODATION IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AND IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ASK THEM TO OPERATE ANY MORE CLASSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SWORN IN AS ACTING GOVERNOR

DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, MR DAVID FORD, WAS SWORN IN THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING AS ACTING GOVERNOR WITH EFFECT FROM JULY 24.

THE OATHS WERE ADMINISTERED BY THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE YANG, IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, NOW IN LONDON ON UNTIL JULY 23, IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON AUGUST HIS LEAVE.

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