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SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1988

DUE,

EXCELLENT

"THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOGNISED THAT HONG KONG'S SUCCESS IS

ΤΟ ITS HIGH PRODUCTIVITY AND IN NO SMALL MEASURE,

ITS

COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE COMMITTEE "THEREFORE, IT WILL BE ONE OF THE PRIORITIES OF

FACILITATE GOVERNMENT POLICIES

AND ENCOURAGE MORE WIDESPREAD USE OF COMPUTER FACILITIES IN HONG KONG," HE SAID.

TO ENSURE THAT

FURTHER ALLOWANCE PROPOSED FOR STUDENT TRAVEL

NOT AFFECT

AS

THE PROPOSED STUDENT TRAVEL ASSISTANCE SCHEME WILL

ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS' PARTICIPATION IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROVIDES A GENEROUS ALLOWANCE FOR TRIPS IN ADDITION TO THOSE

LESSONS, FOR NORMAL HOME AND SCHOOLS SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, (SATURDAY).

IT

BETWEEN ASSISTANT TODAY

THE MR CHRIS

PRINCIPAL

GODWIN, SAID

WEEK

DURING

SCHOOL

AND THE TERMS ARE

FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OMELCO EDUCATION PANEL

BOARD OF PROPOSED.

EDUCATION,

14

TRIPS

PER

THAT

12

FROM

A TRIPS SCHOOL, AND TWO ADDITIONAL

WEEK WOULD

BE

FOR

THOUGHT ORIGINALLY IT WAS SUFFICIENT : 10 TRIPS TO AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

RANGE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT STUDENTS ARE TAKE PART IN,' MR GODWIN SAID.

"

"HOWEVER, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION PANEL AND THE

IN VIEW OF THE WIDE SUPPORTED A LARGER NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL TRIPS

ENCOURAGED TO

BOARD

I

IT IS THEREFORE PROPOSED TO ALLOW FOR EACH WEEK.

FOUR ADDITIONAL TRIPS

"SINCE THE

BE PAID DIRECT

THERE OPERATORS,

TO INDIVIDUALS

BE WILL

NO

THE

WILL ASSISTANCE INSTEAD OF TO CERTAIN TRANSPORT RESTRICTION ON THE MODES OF TRANSPORT USED, OR THE TIMES AT WHICH STUDENTS MAY TRAVEL USING THE ASSISTANCE."

THE

STUDENT

IS

TRAVEL CARD

NOT UNDER THE EXISTING SCHEME,

CROSS HARBOUR ACCEPTED ON SEVERAL TYPES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, SUCH AS

EXPRESS BUS ROUTES, RECREATIONAL BUS ROUTES, EXPRESS COACH SERVICES,

ON THE STAR BUS ROUTES, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, AND SECOND-CLASS TRAVEL FERRY.

/IN ADDITION,