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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1974
FROM CANTON ROAD THE DIRECTOR VENT TO LA SALLE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BOUNDARY STREET WHERE HE WAS HET BY BROTHER RAPHAEL EGAN, THE SUPERVISOR, AND MR. GERARD LOUIE WA-MING, THE HEADMASTER OF THE P.M. SESSION.
BROTHER EGAN TOLD MR. TOPLEY THAT THE SUBSIDIZED PRIMARY BI-SESSIONAL BOYS' SCHOOL HAD A TOTAL ENROLMENT OF 1,658 PUPILS.
THE SCHOOL WAS PLACED ON THE SUBSIDY LIST IN SEPTEMBER 1957 WHEN IT OPERATED WITH AN ENROLMENT OF 450.
MR. TOPLEY WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE OPERATING STANDARD OF THE SCHOOL WAS GOOD AND EMPHASIS WAS NOT PLACED ON THE RESULTS OF
PUPILS WERE AFFORDED THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION.
AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN EXTRA-CURR (CULAR ACTIVITES, PARTICULARLY GAKES AND SPORTS.
THE DIRECTOR ENDED HIS AFTERNOON TOUR BY VISITING THE FIVE DISTRICTS BUSINESS WELFARE ASSOCIATION TANG SHU CHUN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN TSZ WAN SHAN.
MR. TOPLEY WAS TAKEN ON A CONDUCTED TOUR OF THIS SUBSIDIZED. PRIMARY BI-SESSIONAL, SCHOOL BY HR. TANG PAK-CHUEN, A SCHOOL MANAGER, AND MADAM SZETO CHUN, THE HEAD-TEACHER OF THE P.M. SESSION.
THIS SCHOOL HAS A TOTAL ENROLMENT OF 2,183 PUPILS.
IT IS THE FIRST SUBSIDIZED PRIMARY SCHOOL TO BE OPENED IN TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATE.
THE SCHOOL IS NAMED IN HONOUR OF MR. TANG SHU CHUN WHO MADE A GENEROUS DONATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.
IR. TOPLEY MADE IT A POINT TO SPEAK TO AS MANY PUPILS AS POSSIBLE TO FIND OUT THEIR PROBLEMS IN THIS DENSELY POPULATED AREA AND TO OFFER WORDS OF ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
LATER THIS WEEK, THE DIRECTOR WILL VISIT A NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
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