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"Data and experience gained from this one-off exercise shed light on what sort of additional facilities and knowledge are required to make these transits at night as safe as possible," he said.

"At present we are not satisfied that it is safe to handle ships exceeding the permitted length to pass through Ma Wan at night though we are encouraged by the results of the trial," Mr Dale said.

The Newport Bay docked overnight at Shekou and re-entered Hong Kong through Ma Wan this afternoon. She is now berthing at Kwai Chung container terminals.

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Government promotes computerised school management

The Education Department is promoting computerised school management by organising exhibitions and talks on its computer-based School Administration and Management System (SAMS) from Saturday (March 16).

Staff of all public sector primary and secondary schools and educational bodies are invited to participate in the SAMS Days activities under the theme "SAMS Made Easy".

The SAMS Days to be conducted on March 16, 18, 29 and 30 will feature a range of activities including exhibitions, video programmes, talks, demonstrations and hands-on sessions which present a comprehensive picture on SAMS and focus on ways in which school staff can apply SAMS to their daily administrative work and school activities.

The SAMS Days will be held at Lui Kee Education Services Centre, 269 Queen's Road East, Wanchai from 9.30 pm to 1 pm on March 16 (Saturday), 9.30 am to 5 pm on March 18 (Monday), 9.30 am to 5 pm on March 29 (Friday) and 9.30 am to

1 pm on March 30 (Saturday).

The SAMS is one of the projects within the Information System Strategy of the Education Department. It provides all public sector schools with a networked computer system to assist with their administration and management and to enable efficient electronic transmission of information between schools and the Education Department.

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