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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1990

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LADY WILSON VISITS NORTH POINT SCHOOLS

CHILDREN AT A SCHOOL FOR THE

MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED THE ELDERLY

HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SERVING AND TAKING PART IN THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.

LADY WILSON WAS TOLD THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN SHE VISITED THE PO LEUNG KUK YU LEE MO FAN MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN NORTH POINT.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SCHOOLS), MR LUCAS CHAN, THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE TOURED THE SCHOOL WHERE 78 PUPILS ARE STUDYING IN PRIMARY 1 TO 6 AND SECONDARY 1 AND 2 CLASSES ON A CURRICULUM WHICH INCLUDED SELF CARE, CHINESE LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND MUSIC AND HOME ECONOMICS.

LADY WILSON WAS TOLD THAT EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON BASIC COMMUNICATION AND PRACTICAL SKILLS TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN TO ASSUME A MORE PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE COMPUTERS IN THE 1990 SCHOOL YEAR TO HELP PUPILS TO LEARN.

LADY WILSON LATER VISITED THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS LEE CHING DEA MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN THE SAME DISTRICT WHERE SHE WATCHED SECONDARY STUDENTS AT WORK IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND INSPECTED MINI-EXHIBITIONS OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR AND LIBRARY ACTIVITIES.

THE SCHOOL HAS 29 SECONDARY 1 TO 7 CLASSES ATTENDED BY 1,068

STUDENTS.

REAR STAIRCASES OF FOUR POST-WAR BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (THURSDAY) DECLARED THE EXTERNAL REAR STAIRCASES TO FOUR 33-YEAR-OLD BUILDINGS IN MONG KOK DANGEROUS.

IN A STATEMENT, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR ALSO DECLARED THE FOUR SEVEN-STOREY BUILDINGS, COMPRISING GROUND FLOOR SHOPS AND UPPER DANGEROUS.

FLOORS DOMESTIC FLATS, LIABLE ΤΟ BECOME

THE BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED AT NOS. 26, 28, 30 AND 32 KAM FONG STREET. THEY ARE POST-WAR REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMED BUILDINGS WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOORS AND ROOFS AND BRICK INFILL PANEL WALLS.

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THE EXTERNAL REAR STAIRCASES ARE IN AN ADVANCED STAGE DETERIORATION WITH SEVERELY SPALLED AND CRACKED REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS.

/SUCH STAIRCASES