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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1994

THE

SENIORITY OFFICER'S

"WE AGREE TO MAINTAIN A SEPARATE SENIORITY LIST FOR REDEPLOYED LECTURING STAFF. WE MUST EMPHASISE THAT IT IS THE OFFICER'S ABILITY AND PERFORMANCE, AND NOT HIS RELATIVE POSITION ON A LIST, WHICH ARE THE KEY FACTORS IN CONSIDERING AN

FOR SUITABILITY

NOT PROMOTION. A SEPARATE SENIORITY LIST SHOULD CONSTRUED AS AN ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE FOR PROMOTION.

BE

"THE REVISED PACKAGE IS A FAIR, REASONABLE AND BALANCED ONE. IT GOES A LONG WAY IN MEETING STAFF'S REQUESTS.

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FACT, NO LECTURING STAFF WILL SUFFER IN TERMS OF SALARY, PENSION OR HOUSING BENEFITS, WHICH WILL BE PRESERVED UNDER THE BRIDGING-OVER PACKAGE, MR WONG ADDED.

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"WITH THIS IMPROVED PACKAGE, ALL LECTURERS

SHOULD CALL OFF

THEIR INDUSTRIAL ACTION IMMEDIATELY AND TO RETURN TO THEIR NORMAL DUTIES IN THE INSTITUTE IN ORDER THAT THE IMPORTANT TASK OF TEACHER EDUCATION WILL NOT BE DISRUPTED.

"WE

WILL CONTINUE OUR DIALOGUE WITH STAFF DURING THE THE CONSULTATION PERIOD, WHICH ENDS ON OCTOBER 31," HE SAID.

REST OF

MR WONG WROTE TO ALL LECTURING STAFF TODAY, INFORMING THEM OF DETAILS OF THE REVISED PACKAGE

THE

GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.

THE

APPROVED

BY

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO UPGRADE TEACHER EDUCATION AND HENCE THE QUALITY OF SCHOOL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG. THE INSTITUTE WILL UPGRADE COURSES AT THE PRE-DEGREE LEVEL WHILE PREPARING ITSELF FOR THE OFFER OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES AS SOON

PRACTICABLE.

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THE FORMER COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION HAVE BEEN MERGED INTO THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, WHICH WILL HAVE ITS OWN CAMPUS, NOW UNDER PLANNING, AT TAI PO IN 1997.

TING KAU BRIDGE AND APPROACH VIADUCT CONTRACT SIGNED

THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR KWONG HON-SANG, TODAY (TUESDAY) SIGNED A $1,738 MILLION CONTRACT WITH THE TING KAU CONTRACTORS JOINT VENTURE FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TING KAU BRIDGE AND APPROACH VIADUCT SECTION OF ROUTE 3.

THE JOINT VENTURE COMPRISES A PARTNERSHIP OF CUBIERTAS Y MZOV, SA (SPAIN); ENTRECANALES Y TAVORA, SA (SPAIN); ED ZUBLIN AG (GERMANY) AND DOWNER AND COMPANY LIMITED (HONG KONG).

THE CONTRACT STARTED ON AUGUST 30 THIS YEAR FOR COMPLETION IN MID-1997. THE CONTRACT IS OF THE "DESIGN AND BUILD" TYPE AND IS THE LARGEST IN-HOUSE PROJECT EVER UNDERTAKEN BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.

THE TING KAU BRIDGE AND APPROACH VIADUCT FORMS A MAJOR PART OF ROUTE 3 BETWEEN THE PROPOSED COUNTRY PARK SECTION ON THE NORTH AND THE TSING YI SECTION CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE SOUTH.

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