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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1988

SEVEN NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR EASTERN NT

ΤΟ THE THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT SUBJECT

COMMITTEE, SEVEN NEW SECONDARY THE FINANCE PROVISION OF FUNDS BY

HELP REDUCE SCHOOLS WOULD BE BUILT IN THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES TO THE SHORTFALL OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES.

THE DEPUTY

SECRETARY

FOR

EDUCATION

MR DOMINIC S.W.

WONG,

SAID THREE SCHOOL

AND PROJECTS WOULD

MANPOWER,

COMMENCE

SHORTLY AND WOULD BE COMPLETED IN 1990.

"

'ANOTHER FOUR

SECONDARY

SCHOOLS

BE

IN

INCLUDED WILL

1991 SUBJECT TO THEIR DEMAND AND

THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME FOR COMPLETION IN NEED BEING CONFIRMED BY A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE SITES.

"THE ASSESSMENT WILL ALSO HELP TO DETERMINE SCHOOLS WOULD NEED TO BE BUILT IN THE REGION.

WHETHER MORE NEW

ADDITIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES HE SAID THE PROVISION OF WOULD HELP TO ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE ON EXISTING SCHOOL PREMISES.

THE PRESSURE ON CHILDREN "IT WILL ALSO ALLEVIATE OTHERWISE NEED TO SPEND CONSIDERABLE TIME OUTSIDE THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT KOWLOON.'

WHO WILL IN TRAVELLING TO SCHOOLS AND REDUCE THE BURDEN ON THE

THE BETWEEN

EASTERN

AND NEW TERRITORIES

TI

SYSTEM

DESIGN THE ANNUALLY AT ABOUT $72

THE CAPITAL COST OF SEVEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF STANDARD

PRICES, WHILE IS ESTIMATED AT $119 MILLION AT CURRENT RECURRENT COST OF PROVIDING THESE SCHOOLS IS ESTIMATED MILLION.

GOVERNOR LOOKS OVER AIRPORT OPERATIONS

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONE OF THE WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER, AND THE AIRPORT GENERAL MANAGER, MR RICHARD SIEGEL, THE GOVERNOR FIRST TOURED THE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES IMMIGRATION PROCESSING AREAS.

THE AIRPORT HANDLED 12.6 MILLION PASSENGERS IN 1987, A 20 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

/SIR DAVID