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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1991

"ONE SGT SHOULD BE SHARED BY TWO OR MORE SCHOOLS UNDER THE SAME SPONSORING BODY, MISS CHOW SAID, ADDING THAT THE MANNING RATIO OF 1:2,500 SHOULD BE ADOPTED AS AN INITIAL STEP IN 1992.

A REVIEW WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN 1994 TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE IMPROVED MANNING RATIO OF 1:1,350 SHOULD BE ADOPTED, WITH THE ULTIMATE AIM BEING TO HAVE ONE SGT/SGO FOR BACH STANDARD-SIZED PRIMARY SCHOOL I.E. 24- OR 30-CLASSROOM PRIMARY SCHOOL, SHE NOTED.

MISS CHOW SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WAS NOW ASSESSING FEEDBACK FROM THE ECR4 PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE AND WOULD SHORTLY BE GOING TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR ADVICE AS TO WHETHER THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE ACCEPTED.

MEANWHILE, SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD PROPOSED TO ORGANISE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ON A SCHOOL BASIS TO HELP PARENTS COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND TO ALERT THEM TO THE SYMPTOMS OF CHILDREN UNDER MENTAL STRESS.

THE PROGRAMMES WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONAL HELP WHERE APPROPRIATE, SHE ADDED.

PARENTS TO SEEK

ONE AIRCRAFT DEVIATION CASE IN PAST YEAR

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THERE HAS BEEN ONLY ONE OCCASION IN THE PAST YEAR WHERE AN AIRCRAFT DEVIATED FROM THE NORMAL LANDING OR DEPARTURE FLIGHT PATHS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON ELIZABETH BOSHER, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON PEGGY LAM, MRS BOSHER SAID THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 15 WHEN AN AIRCRAFT APPROACHING KAI TAK FROM THE WEST WAS FOUND TO BE FLYING SOUTH OF THE NORMAL FLIGHT PATH BEFORE FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY.

THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER MONITORING THE FLIGHT IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCTED THE AIRCRAFT TO ABORT THE APPROACH.

A SECOND APPROACH

EXECUTED.

WAS

SUBSEQUENTLY

MADE AND SUCCESSFULLY

THE INCIDENT, MRS BOSHER SAID, WAS DUE то THE PILOT NOT ALIGNING THE AIRCRAFT PROPERLY WITH THE RUNWAY.

SHE POINTED OUT THAT AS THE PILOT WAS IN CLEAR VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE AND WAS CLOSELY MONITORED BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, THERE WAS NO DEGRADATION OF FLIGHT SAFETY.

AIRPORT,

WITH REGARD TO MANPOWER AND FACILITIES AT THE KAI TAK MRS BOSHER SAID THEY WERE ADEQUATE IN TERMS OF QUALITY AND TO ENSURE THE SAFE MOVEMENT OF AIRCRAFT.

QUANTITY

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