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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1992

MORE TEACHING FACILITIES FOR SEA SCHOOL * * * * * *

TEACHING FACILITIES IN THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL, WHICH PROVIDES A DIVERSIFIED AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION, WILL BE EXPANDED WITH A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE CLUB HAD ALLOCATED A GRANT OF $1.57 MILLION TO THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE FOR FIVE SPECIAL ROOMS TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MODIFIED CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THIS WILL PROVIDE THE SCHOOL WITH A METAL-WORK WORKSHOP, AN ACCOMMODATION AND CATERING WORKSHOP, A MUSIC ROOM, AN ART AND DESIGN ROOM AND A COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES ROOM.

THE GRANT WILL ALSO COVER COSTS FOR PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE SCHOOL, AT STANLEY, FORMERLY SERVED AS A JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR MALADJUSTED AND SOCIALLY DEPRIVED STUDENTS PROVIDING GENERAL EDUCATION, SEAMANSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP TRAINING FOR BOYS.

IN SEPTEMBER 1990, THE SCHOOL INTRODUCED A MODIFIED CURRICULUM OFFERING A MORE DIVERSIFIED AND PRACTICAL ORIENTATED SUBJECTS AND THE GRANT FROM THE JOCKEY CLUB WILL HELP THE SCHOOL TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW CURRICULUM.

THE SCHOOL IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS.

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CURRICULUM

THE OLD SECTION CONTINUES TO ADOPT THE EXISTING SEAMANSHIP STEWARDSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMMES LEADING STUDENTS TO SEAMANSHIP PROFESSION, WHILE THE NEW SECTION WILL ADOPT THE MODIFIED LEADING STUDENTS TO POST-JUNIOR SECONDARY COURSES IN INSTITUTES OR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES, SENIOR SECONDARY IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS/INSTITUTES OR EMPLOYMENT.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

EVENTUALLY, THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE A CAPACITY OF 450 PLACES WITH BOARDING FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS AGED 12 TO 15.

WEATHER OF JULY

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WITH A MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 358.1

MILLIMETRES, JULY WAS THE

SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH THIS YEAR WITH ABOVE-AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.

ALTHOUGH THIS MONTHLY FIGURE WAS ONLY 11 PER CENT ABOVE THE MEAN FOR JULY, THE TOTAL AMOUNT SINCE JANUARY 1, WAS A RECORD HIGH OF 2,410.6 MILLIMETRES.

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