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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1993

MR CHAN NOTED THAT TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS WERE AWARE OF THE NEED TO AVOID PUBLICATION OF THICK TEXTBOOKS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

"TEXTBOOKS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE NORMALLY PUBLISHED IN TWO VOLUMES, ONE FOR THE FIRST TERM AND ANOTHER FOR THE SECOND

TERM, AT EACH LEVEL, HE SAID.

MR CHAN ALSO NOTED THAT SO FAR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINT FROM PARENTS CONCERNING EXCESSIVELY HEAVY SCHOOLBAGS CARRIED BY THEIR CHILDREN.

IF SUCH COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED, THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER CONCERNED WOULD VISIT THE SCHOOL IN QUESTION AND INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINT.

AND IF THERE ARE VALID GROUNDS TO SUPPORT THE COMPLAINTS, THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL WOULD BE ADVISED TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S GUIDELINES ON REDUCING THE WEIGHT OF SCHOOLBAGS.

"GIVEN THE VERY CLEAR GUIDELINES ON THE SUBJECT AND IN THE ABSENCE OF COMPLAINTS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS IT UNNECESSARY TO CONDUCT FURTHER REGULAR SURVEYS AT THIS STAGE,' MR CHAN

SAID.

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DIRECTIONAL SIGNS AT AIRPORT WILL BE INSTALLED

ARRANGEMENTS FOR INSTALLING DIRECTIONAL SIGNS GUIDING DEPARTING PASSENGERS AT THE AIRPORT HAD BEEN FINALISED BY THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS PEGGY LAM, MRS CHAN SAID SUCH ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN OR AROUND APRIL AFTER THE COMPLETION OF NECESSARY RENOVATION WORKS.

THESE INCLUDE:

*) THE ERECTION

OF SIGNBOARDS ALONG THE MAIN APPROACH ROAD ΤΟ THE DEPARTURE HALL WHICH WILL INDICATE WHICH CHECK-IN AREAS ARE DESIGNATED TO WHICH AIRLINE; AND

*) THE INSTALLATION OF SIGNS ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE HALL INDICATING THE LOCATIONS OF THE 12 CHECK-IN

DEPARTURE

AREAS.

THESE ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE UNDER THE ADVICE FROM THE TRANSPORT AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.

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