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Seminar on slope safety for schools
Heads of schools which might be affected by dangerous slopes have been invited to participate in a seminar on slope safety for schools tomorrow (Wednesday).
A Senior Education Officer, Ms Ip Ling-bik, said: "This is the first of a series of seminars for management of the school to have background information and general technical advice on slope safety."
Participants will learn about the need for slope maintenance, current practice, the Government's Slope Maintenance Publicity Campaign, maintenance responsibility of slopes and legal liability. They will also be briefed on the Layman's Guide to Slope Maintenance.
Speakers from the Civil Engineering Department will answer questions raised by participants.
The seminar will be held at the seminar room, ground floor, Civil Engineering Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon at 2.30 pm.
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Hong Kong Property Review 1996 published
The Rating and Valuation Department has now published the Hong Kong Property Review 1996.
This bilingual publication presents a comprehensive summary of the Hong Kong property market in 1995 in terms of stock, completions, take-up, vacancy, rents and prices for the main property sectors. Forecasts of completions in 1996 and 1997 are also included.
The Hong Kong Property Review 1996, priced at $150 a copy, is available for sale from today (Tuesday) at the Government Publications Sales Centre, ground floor, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.
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Private notes are available after approval.