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Board of Education visits school for the blinds
Five members of the Board of Education led by its chairman, Dr Tam Man- kwan, and accompanied by the Assistant Director of Education (Services), Mr David Pun, today (Thursday) visited Ebenezer School for the Blind at Pok Fu Lam.
The other members were Mrs Chu Tang Lai-kuen, Mr Michael Hong Man-hoi, Sister Marie Remedios, Mr Isaac Tse Pak-hoi and Mr Luke Yip jing-ping.
The group was welcomed by the school principal, Dr Simon Leung Man-on, who briefed them while touring the premises.
Ebenezer School is an aided co-educational whole-day school with a boarding section for blind children aged four to 20. At present, the school operates one preparatory class, six primary classes and three secondary classes.
After Secondary 3, students who are considered academically capable of pursuing studies at the Hong Kong Certificate of Education level are integrated into ordinary schools. Others are enrolled in industrial and commercial training courses offered by the Kwun Tong Skills Centre run by the Vocational Training Council.
End/Thursday, October 26, 1995
Grading of beach water quality
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (Thursday) announced the latest grading of Hong Kong's beaches, based on the bacteriological water quality.
The purpose of the grading system is to inform swimmers and the general public about the state of bacteriological pollution at various beaches.
Acting Principal Environmental Protection Officer, Mr Edmond K.M. Ho said the grading would be announced biweekly during the bathing season to coincide with the frequency at which beach waters were usually sampled.
The grading is based on the most recent E. coli data obtained by EPD in its routine monitoring programme.
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