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THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1993

COLLEGES WILL

"ONCE ADMITTED, THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS IN THE BE CAREFULLY MONITORED THROUGH CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC

PRACTICAL TEACHING BEFORE THEY ACHIEVEMENTS, PROJECT WORK AND

ARE "THIS WILL ENSURE THE QUALITY OF ALLOWED TO GRADUATE," HE ADDED. PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS."

THE

INDICATED SPOKESMAN

THAT THE TWO

REVISED

FLEXIBLE MEMBERS REQUIREMENTS TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY VARIOUS

COUNCIL PANEL ON OF THE LEGISLATIVE

EDUCATION AT THREE SEPARATE FIELD MEETINGS, AS WELL AS THOSE EXPRESSED BY OTHERS IN THE EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MEDIA.

MONITOR

THE

AS ADVISED BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION PANEL, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL CAREFULLY

THE ADMISSION EXERCISE THE FLEXIBILITY AFFORDED BY THIS YEAR TO ENSURE THAT

THE REVISED REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT LOWER THE ACADEMIC STANDARD.

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MARINE DEPARTMENT PRAISED FOR ITS PROFESSIONALISM

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THE EX-DIRECTOR OF MARINE AND CURRENT DIRECTOR-GENERAL TRADE, MR TONY MILLER, TODAY (THURSDAY) PRAISED THE HIGH STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM OF OFFICERS OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.

"THE PORT OF HONG KONG HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH SUCCESS, WITH EFFICIENCY, WITH QUALITY AND WITH SAFETY, MR MILLER SAID.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON.

"THIS IS IN NO SMALL MEASURE DUE то THE PROFESSIONALISM DEDICATION OF OFFICERS OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.

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AND

MR MILLER NOTED THAT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WAS UNIQUE IN THE WORLD IN THE VERY BROAD RANGE OF FUNCTIONS WHICH IT PERFORMED.

"MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT DOES. SOME MISTAKENLY THINK IT RUNS THE MARINE POLICE. OTHERS THINK THAT ALL IT DOES IS LICENSE PLEASURE CRAFT.

"IN FACT, IT HAS A KALEIDOSCOPIC VARIETY OF DUTIES.

THE WAY

"THESE INCLUDE MANAGING THE HUGE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC THROUGH PORT, CO-ORDINATING MARITIME SEARCH RESCUE OPERATIONS ALL THE DOWN TO THE 10TH PARALLEL, ENFORCING INTERNATIONAL SAFETY CONVENTIONS ON ALL VESSELS USING HONG KONG WATERS, LICENSING AND PROVIDING SERVICES FOR SOME 20,000 LOCAL VESSELS, REPRESENTING HONG KONG'S INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL FORA SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION (IMO), AND MAINTAINING THE LARGE GOVERNMENT FLEET.

THE MARINE DEPARTMENT IS PART PORT ADMINISTRATOR, PART TRAFFIC REGULATOR, PART DOCKYARD AND PART ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR.

"NOWHERE IN