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Department
The alfached P. A by A. John Rankin, for arad reply on
SUBMISSION: M.P. (Glançon, Geran)
Monday, 24 March. Bilr
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John Rankin takes an interest in Hong
Kong affairs, and has visited the Colony.
2.
His
figures are actually on the low side. The
number of residents in the estate is 68,000 and
the number of vacant school places 2,477 in the
unaided private primary schools (52 empty
classrooms with a capacity of 1,872 children
and 605 casual vacancies). In Government and
subsidised primary schools there are no vacant
classrooms and only 79 casual vacancies in
operating classes.
3. With the aid of the local Kaifong
Association a detailed survey is now being
carried out of all Wang Tau Hom children not
attending primary school. The results of the
survey will be evaluated by the Education and
Social Welfare Departments and if they indicate
a need for further aided primary school places
in this part of Kowloon, the necessary measures
will at once be set in train without waiting for
the expansion planned over the whole Colony to
take care of the situation. But in any case, it
is the aim of the Hong Kong Government to provide
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