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MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1993

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE CONFERENCE.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND

YOUR

REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE

OPENING CEREMONY OF ILEC 93 WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 8.45 AM ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 15) AT THE RAYSON HUANG THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, POKFULAM ROAD.

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GOVT BACKS QUALITY EDUCATION

THE GOVERNMENT HAS PLAYED ITS PART IN

DEVELOPING

HIGH-LEVEL

EDUCATION FOR ALL, THE SECRETARY TSANG, SAID THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.

FOR THE TREASURY, MR DONALD

THE

THE GOVERNMENT GOOD, QUALITY FOR HONG KONG

SPEAKING AT THE GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE CAMPUS OF OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE IN HO MAN TIN, MR TSANG SAID KNEW JUST HOW IMPORTANT THE AVAILABILITY OF A EDUCATION WAS, NOT ONLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, BUT ALSO AS A WHOLE, IN THE MAINTENANCE OF HONG KONG'S COMPETITIVE EDGE.

"OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HELPED TO MEET THE INSTITUTE'S SETTING- UP COSTS, AND PROVIDED ONE-OFF GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT CAMPUS.

ASSOCIATION

"WE ARE PROUD OF OUR

AND CO-OPERATION WITH THE INSTITUTE, AND WISH YOU WELL AS YOU MOVE INTO AN ERA OF FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY," HE SAID.

MR TSANG PRAISED THE INSTITUTE AND ITS DEDICATED STAFF FOR THE GREAT STRIDES THEY MADE IN PROVIDING HIGH-LEVEL EDUCATION FOR ALL.

STUDENT INTAKE HAS INCREASED

THREEFOLD TO SOME 15,000 THIS YEAR. STAFF MEMBERS HAVE RISEN FROM 120 IN 1989 TO THE PRESENT LEVEL OF 252.

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AIR QUALITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (MONDAY) RELEASED AIR QUALITY INFORMATION FOR NOVEMBER.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS TO KEEP THE LEVELS IN THE TERRITORY AND TO

DEPARTMENT SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF THE AIR QUALITY EXPLAIN THE MEASUREMENTS.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT NORMALLY CONTAINS MONITORING RESULTS OBTAINED AT ITS MONG KOK, CENTRAL/WESTERN AND KWAI CHUNG MONITORING STATIONS.

THESE LOCATIONS ARE TYPICAL OF THREE OF THE IMPORTANT LAND USE TYPES FOUND IN THE TERRITORY, NAMELY:

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