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He said there has been active international participation in the ACP with about 77 per cent, by value, of the contracts going to overseas firms.

"We operate a fair and open tender system with a level playing field for all contractors, and contracts are awarded strictly on the basis of value for money," he added.

Mr Lam will return to Hong Kong on Thursday (August 3).

End/Tuesday, August, 1, 1995

Secondary five students invited to English programme

Secondary five students who have taken half of the subjects in the 1995 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) in Chinese are reminded to apply in time for the Pre-S6 course of the Intensive English Programme (IEP) due to start later this month.

The Pre-S6 course is the first stage of the IEP. It is a two-week whole-day course conducted by the British Council on behalf of the Education Department from August 21 to 31. A spokesman for the Education Department said the course was designed to help students achieve the English standard required to enter local tertiary institutions.

To be eligible for the Pre-S6 course, students must:

* have been admitted to secondary six grades in the 1995-96 school year;

have satisfied the requirements for sitting the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination in 1997; and

* have taken in at least 50 per cent of the subjects in the HKCEE in Chinese in 1995 apart from Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, English Language, English Literature, Buddhist Studies, Shorthand and Typewriting.