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Only slight. Still intend to achieve target
white Paper,
undertakings bill, and construction sites
safety regulations are still expected to be passed by the second quarter of this year.
C.
Legislation to regulate the employment of all children in all sectors is due to be enacted by the end of 1979.
Education
a.
b.
Primary
There are already more than enough places.
Junior/Secondary
There is slippage in Forms 1 to 3 in Government and Government aided schools, which it is planned to counter by buying more places; The 1980 target of places for all in Forms 1 to 3 will still be met.
C.
Senior/Secondary
Slippage is now anticipated in the number of places available in Forms 4 and 5. Almost all the
However, revised figures are poorer than expected. there are enough Form 6 places for the estimated demand.
d.
Higher
Slight slippage was caused by the actual number of enrolments at the Polytechnic this year.
M J Upton
18 May 1978
Hong Kong & General Dept
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