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New airport police and fire stations contract awarded
The Secretary for the Treasury, on the advice of the Central Tender Board, has approved the award of an Airport Core Programme (ACP) contract for the construction of police and fire stations at the new airport at Chek Lap Kok.
The contract, valued at $335 million, will be awarded to Dickson Construction Limited of Hong Kong by the Architectural Services Department.
Work will start in early October for completion in mid-1997.
End/Thursday, August 24, 1995
More drug education training for teachers
The Education Department is organising four more "Life Skills" drug education training courses for secondary school teachers in the next four months following good response to the course conducted in April and June.
The course, comprising lectures, discussions and workshops conducted over four half-days, is aimed at strengthening drug education in secondary schools. Circulars have been issued and nominations are being invited from school principals.
A department spokesman said: "It has been shown that effective drug education must do more than just providing information. Emphasis should be given to developing pupils' life skills to enable them to cope with their problems and to resist the pressure on them to use drugs.
"The course will help teachers familiarise themselves with life skills training through experience learning and to strengthen their confidence in using a diversity of teaching methods and available resources.
"The course is activity oriented. It will encourage teachers to involve actively in supporting the healthy development and success of young people, examine attitudes towards drugs and look at the role of teachers/schools in promoting life skills training in schools."
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