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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1988

THE CORPORATION HAD DECIDED TO EXPAND FURTHER THE CAPACITY OF THE RAILWAY BY ORDERING EIGHT ADDITIONAL SETS OF SIX-CAR UNITS FOR INTRODUCTION IN 1990 AND 1991. ON PRESENT FORECAST, THIS SHOULD FOR PASSENGER DEMAND UP TO 1992.

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CATER

PRESENT

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AS REGARDS BUSES, MR LEUNG ROUTES OPERATING BETWEEN NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES AND KOWLOON.

SAID, THERE

WERE

THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY'S FIVE YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN

COPE WITH PROJECTED PROVIDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 12 ROUTES BY 1991 TO COPE DEMAND.

HÁD

MR

WITH

"THE PLAN IS REVISED ANNUALLY IN THE LIGHT IN CONSULTATION WITH DISTRICT BOARDS."

IMPROVEMENTS LEUNG SAID THAT COOPERATION FROM THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC, HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT

REDUCED TO A. TOLERABLE LEVEL CONGESTION IN THE CORRIDOR WOULD BE

BEFORE THE OPENING OF TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL IN 1991.

OF CHANGING NEEDS

THESE

AND FULL TRAFFIC

81 JOIN EXPAT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER SCHEME

A TOTAL OF 81 EXPATRIATE TEACHERS WILL BE WORKING IN 41

WHICH ARE

IN PARTICIPATING SECONDARY SCHOOLS

THE TWO-YEAR LONG + PILOT SCHEME BY NEXT MONTH, EXPATRIATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

RON BRIDGE, TOLD THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

HO

BRIDGE RUN BY

HON REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE

MR KAM-FAI, SAID THE SCHEME WAS STARTED IN AUGUST LAST YEAR AND WAS BEING THE BRITISH COUNCIL.

ON THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF THE EXPATRIATE TEACHERS, BRIDGE SAID: "A TOTAL OF 81 POSTS WERE ORIGINALLY CHOSEN TO TAKE IN THIS SCHEMB.

MR

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