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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1991

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PROVIDED SYSTEMS 'THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TELEPHONE ANSWERING

KINDS OF ENQUIRIES AROUND THE

BY THE DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE THE TWO CLOCK, MR WONG SAID.

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"FOR ACCOUNTS ORIENTED ENQUIRIES, A CENTRE PROVIDES ANSWERS DURING OFFICE HOURS.

MANNED

TELEPHONE ENQUIRY

"AN ENQUIRY HOTLINE IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO PROVIDE PRE- WITH A HIGH RECORDED MESSAGES ON COMMON TOPICS SUCH AS HOW TO DEAL WATER BILL, HOW TO CHANGE A CONSUMER TITLE AND HOW TO OBTAIN A OF WATER DEPOSIT.

REFUND

REFERRED

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THE

"TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES DURING OFFICE HOURS ARE RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONAL TEAMS WHILST MANNED ENQUIRY STAFF AND TEAMS ARE SET UP TO HANDLE TECHNICAL FAULTS AFTER OFFICE HOURS."

REGARD TO CONSUMER AT CONVENIENT

HE ALSO ENCOURAGED CONSUMERS TO MAKE ENQUIRIES WITH THE POSITION OF THEIR ACCOUNTS OR WATER BILLS AT THE VARIOUS ENQUIRY CENTRES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT WHICH ARE LOCATED SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

"THESE

ALSO CENTRES

TECHNICAL SERVICES SUCH AS FOR PLUMBING PROPOSALS,' HE SAID.

RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR OUR VARIOUS A NEW SUPPLY AND FOR APPROVAL OF

ESTABLISHMENT OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE APPROVED

BY INSTITUTE

THE

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A RECOMMENDATION EDUCATION

DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO SET UP A CURRICULUM (CDI) AS A NEW DIVISION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN 1992-93.

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THE CDI WILL BE A FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL BODY DEDICATED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. IT WILL BE ABLE TO RECRUIT OPENLY AND EMPLOY ON CONTRACT TERMS PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERIENCED PEOPLE FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE CIVIL SERVICE.

OF

то FOLLOWING A SPOKESMAN SAID

THIS REFORM PROPOSAL IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 4 BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION TWO-MONTH PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE, A GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY).

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"ONCE ESTABLISHED, THE CDI WILL SERVE AS THE SECRETARIAT OF

COUNCIL RECONSTITUTED AND MORE REPRESENTATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (CDC), MEMBERS OF WHICH WOULD BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

"THE CDI WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CURRICULUM PLANNING, INCLUDING WILL ALSO RESEARCH,

IT EXPERIMENTATION, INNOVATION AND EVALUATION. PROVIDE AND UPDATE CURRICULUM GUIDES AND SUBJECT RESOURCE MATERIALS AND MANAGE RESOURCE CENTRES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SYLLABI,

DEVELOP

/IN ADDITION

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