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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1994

"ONE INTERESTING AREA WHICH WE IDENTIFIED

EDUCATION.

TWO DECADES,

IS

POST-COMPULSORY

THE PAST "FOLLOWING THE EXPANSION OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IN

ΤΟ REVIEW THE APPEARS TIMELY FOR THE COMMISSION IT

AFTER SECONDARY 3. TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AND

SIXTH FORM EDUCATION,

AND SENIOR

AND GRANTS COMMITTEE

EDUCATION

INCLUDING

SECONDARY

SCHOOLING,

POLYTECHNIC

TOGETHER WITH UNIVERSITY AND

VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND WORK, SHE SAID.

D

STUDIES,

ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, THE COMMISSION NOTED THAT SINCE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAD SET UP A SUB-COMMITTEE ON THIS AREA, A SEPARATE STUDY BY THE COMMISSION MIGHT NOT BE REQUIRED AT THIS POINT.

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RECOVERY OF PLANE FROM SEA DIFFICULT

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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ON UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE RECOVERY OF THE PELITA HERCULES WHICH DITCHED INTO THE HARBOUR ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 23), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID:

"THE RECOVERY OF THE LOCKHEED HERCULES AIRCRAFT FROM THE HARBOUR FOLLOWING FRIDAY'S ACCIDENT AT KAI TAK HAS CONTINUED TODAY.

"HOWEVER, THE RECOVERY OPERATION HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE FAR MORE DIFFICULT THAN WAS ORIGINALLY ENVISAGED. THIS IS BECAUSE BOTH THE WINGS AND THE FORWARD FUSELAGE WHICH WERE BELIEVED TO BE LYING SEPARATELY ON THE SEABED HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE STILL STRUCTURALLY LINKED TOGETHER. A FURTHER DIFFICULTY IS THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SECTION IS GREATER THAN PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED, MAKING THIS PORTION OF THE WRECKAGE DIFFICULT TO LIFT.

"WE HAVE NOW RAISED THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND PLACED IT ON A BARGE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ALSO RAISING THE AIRCRAFT WINGS TO BE PLACED ON THE BARGE. THE BARGE WILL THEN TRANSPORT THESE MAJOR COMPONENTS TO THE AIRPORT WHERE THEY WILL BE PLACED IN THE OPEN STORAGE AREA RESERVED FOR THE WRECKAGE.

AN

"DURING THIS AFTERNOON'S RECOVERY OPERATION, THE DIVERS HAD OPPORTUNITY TO SEARCH THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND TWO BODIES WERE FOUND AND RECOVERED. THIS NOW ACCOUNTS FOR THE REMAINING TWO MISSING MEMBERS OF THE AIRCRAFT'S CREW.

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