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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1994

IN ADDITION, 61 TEACHERS UNDER THE NGTQA SCHEME HAD REPORTED HAVING ACQUIRED TEACHING EMPLOYMENT BY SUBSIDISED OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEXT RECRUITMENT EXERCISE FOR CM POSTS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS WOULD BE ADVERTISED AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

"SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES OF THE NGTQA SCHEME IN 1993 AND 1994 ARE WELCOME TO APPLY. NGTQA CANDIDATES WHO FAILED IN ONE SUBJECT IN THE 1993 OR

1994 ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION, BUT WILL APPLY TO RESIT THAT SUBJECT IN 1995, MAY ALSO APPLY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HONG KONG INTRODUCED ATC SYSTEM SINCE 1978

IN RESPONSE TO A NEWSPAPER REPORT TODAY (MONDAY) CONCERNING TRAFFIC ADAPTIVE CONTROL FACILITY IN HONG KONG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID SINCE

1978, HONG KONG HAD BEEN USING CENTRAL COMPUTER BASED AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) SYSTEMS TO REMOTELY ADJUST TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING.

"IN FACT, WE HAVE INSTALLED UP-TO-DATE ATC SYSTEMS WITH ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL CAPABILITY FOR HONG KONG ISLAND IN 1989, AND THIS YEAR FOR KOWLOON, AND TSUEN WAN AND KWAI TSING DISTRICTS.

"NOW THERE ARE OVER 60 JUNCTIONS OPERATING UNDER ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND KWAI CHUNG. AND THESE ARE BEING EXPANDED TO OVER 100 JUNCTIONS WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. PLANS ARE IN HAND TO EXPAND THE SYSTEM FURTHER.

"WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO IMPLEMENT AN ATC SYSTEM IN SHA TIN WITHIN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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MARRIAGE REGISTRY EXTENDS SERVICE

THE COTTON TREE DRIVE MARRIAGE REGISTRY WILL, SAME AS THE TSIM SHA TSUI MARRIAGE REGISTRY, EXTEND ITS MARRIAGE CEREMONY SERVICE TO THE AFTERNOON FROM 2 PM TO 4.45 PM ON THE SATURDAYS OF DECEMBER 17 AND 24.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE PURPOSE WAS TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

WHEN TWO PEOPLE WISH TO GET MARRIED, IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THEM TO GIVE A WRITTEN NOTICE OF MARRIAGE ON THE PRESCRIBED FORM IN ADVANCE AT A MARRIAGE REGISTRY, WHETHER THE MARRIAGE IS TO TAKE PLACE MARRIAGE REGISTRY OR IN A LICENSED PLACE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.

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THE NOTICE WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE MARRIAGE REGISTRY WHERE IS GIVEN AND ALSO AT THE MARRIAGE REGISTRATION AND RECORDS OFFICE AT LEAST 15 CLEAR DAYS.

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