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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1992

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ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE HAS AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEA-BED INVOLVED IN THE PAK SHA WAN PROJECT MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN OBJECTION то THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 18 THIS YEAR,

THE PERSON MAY ALSO DELIVER TO THE DIRECTOR A WRITTEN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION STATING THE SUM OF MONEY HE IS WILLING ΤΟ ACCEPT IN FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF HIS CLAIM BEFORE JUNE 18, NEXT YEAR IN THE CASE OF THE FAIRWAY PROJECT AT TUEN MUN.

NEW CURRICULUM CHALLENGING, SOCIALLY RELEVANT

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN EXPLORING NEW CURRICULUM AREAS THAT ARE ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING, SOCIALLY RELEVANT AND AT THE SAME TIME USEFUL IN HELPING STUDENTS IDENTIFY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORKING WORLD, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT A BREAKFAST RECEPTION TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE TRAVEL AND TOURIST PROGRAMME, MR LI SAID A NUMBER OF NEW SUBJECTS HAD BEEN INTRODUCED AT THE SENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL SINCE 1983, SUCH 43 HUMAN BIOLOGY, COMPUTER AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

"AFTER A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS AND CONSULTATIONS, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO THE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM, HE SAID.

A PILOT SCHEME

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WITH 26 SECONDARY SCHOOLS TAKING PART BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER 1993 AND THE FIRST HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD IN 1995.

THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE, MR LI SAID, WAS TO HELP STUDENTS ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN THE MODERN WORLD.

STUDENTS WOULD ALSO ACQUIRE THE BASIC SKILLS COMMONLY REQUIRED BY THIS INDUSTRY.

MR LI POINTED OUT THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE SUBJECT HAD BEEN CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO CATER FOR A BROAD RANGE OP STUDENT ABILITIES, ADDING THAT A DRAFT SYLLABUS OUTLINE WILL SOON BE ISSUED TO SCHOOLS FOR CONSULTATION.

"AT THE SAME TIME, A SUBJECT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED ΤΟ DEVELOP THE DETAILED TEACHING SYLLABUS AND PLAN THE PRODUCTION OF TEACHING MATERIALS, HE SAID.

MR LI SAID TOURISM WAS HONG KONG'S THIRD LARGEST EARNER OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE WHICH AMOUNTED TO MORE THAN $40 BILLION IN 1991 FROM THE SIX MILLION VISITORS WHO CAME TO THE TERRITORY.

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