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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993

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MORE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN TAI PO, NORTH DISTRICT

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THERE WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN ΤΑΙ PO AND NORTH DISTRICT IN 1993/94 COMPARED WITH THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR.

FOR TAI PO, THE NUMBER WILL BE INCREASED BY 1,320 AND THAT FOR NORTH DISTRICT BY 3,000.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY REV THE HON FUNG CHI- WOOD IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ON THE QUESTION OF FORM ONE STUDENTS TO BE ALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS OUTSIDE THEIR OWN DISTRICT IN THE 1993/94 SCHOOL YEAR, MR CHAN SAID THAT BASED ON THE FORECAST DATA FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SYSTEM, THE NUMBER WOULD BE 100 FOR TAI PO AND NONE FOR NORTH DISTRICT.

HOWEVER, HE ADDED, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT THE NUMBERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OTHER FORMS WHO WOULD SCHOOL OUTSIDE THEIR OWN DISTRICT IN 1993/94.

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USE OF HALONS AND CFC'S TO BE PHASED OUT

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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS HAVE NEW MEASURES TO MEET THE ACCELERATED PROGRAMME AGREED BY PARTIES TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL IN COPENHAGEN IN NOVEMBER 1992, HALONS AND CFC'S TO BE COMPLETELY PHASED OUT BY 1994 AND 1996

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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR EASON SAID CFC REFRIGERANTS WOULD NOT BE USED IN ANY NEW AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS IN GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED PROJECTS.

EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS WILL BE RETROFITTED USING SUBSTITUTE REFRIGERANTS OR REPLACED BY THOSE USING ZERO OZONE- DEPLETING REFRIGERANTS IN A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMME COSTING ABOUT AN ESTIMATED $310 MILLION.

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THE PROGRAMME COVERS ALL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS MAINTAINED BY ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (EMSD) GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND SUBVENTED ORGANISATION BUILDINGS.

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