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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1974.
96 NEW +ESTATE TYPE+ SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (DEVELOPMENT), MR. LI WANG-FAI, THIS AFTERNOON GAVE DETAILS OF A NEW STANDARD DESIGN +ESTATE TYPE+ SECONDARY SCHOOL.
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE 1983 TARGETS SET IN THE WHITE PAPER, 161 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR HONG KONG KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
OF THESE. 96 WILL BE OF THIS TYPE AND THEY WILL BE FOUND MAINLY IN THE THREE NEW TOWNS SHA TIN, TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN+ WHERE 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE THEIR HOMES IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
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MR. LI SAID: THESE SCHOOLS WILL FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF A HOUSING ESTATE IN THESE TOWNS AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE DOMESTIC BLOCKS. LIKE THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, THEY WILL BE BUILT BY THE GOVERNMENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY HANDED OVER TO SPONSORS TO RUN.
IN THIS WAY, IT IS HOPED THAT THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES RESULTING FROM THE GROWTH IN THE POPULATION OF THE NEW TOWNS CAN BE MET BY THE CONCURRENT PROVISION OF THESE SCHOOLS.+
THE NEW STANDARD DESIGN FS FOR TWO SEPARATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO BE INTERLOCKED BY A THREE-STOREY CENTRAL BLOCK. TWO ASSEMBLY HALLS ON THE UPPER FLOORS OF THIS BLOCK WILL SERVE EACH SCHOOL AND HALF OF THE GROUND FLOOR WILL BE USED AS A COVERED PLAYGROUND.
CONNECTED TO THE ASSEMBLY HALL BLOCK AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER ARE THE TWO OTHER BLOCKS FOR CLASSROOMS AND SPECIAL ROOMS RESPECTIVELY. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE OPEN SPACE FOR PLAYGROUNDS AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES.
THE ASSEMBLY HALL AND CLASSROOM BLOCKS ARE ALL BUILT TO A STANDARD SIZE. HOWEVER, THE SPECIAL ROOM BLOCK CAN BE OF TWO STANDARD TYPES TO CATER FOR THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF GRAMMAR AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. THE CLASS STRUCTURE IN ALL THESE SCHOOLS CAN BE EITHER SYMMETRICAL OR ASYMMETRICAL ACCORDING TO THE PREVAILING DEMAND.
MR. LI WAS ADDRESSING THE GATHERING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF THE HONG KONG SZE YAP COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION CHAN NAM CHEONG MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN SHEK LEI ESTATE, TSUEN WAN.
HE POINTED OUT THAT IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO EXPAND EDUCATION THROUGH THE AIDED SECTOR WHEREVER POSSIBLE. BESIDES THE SEVEN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, THE REMAINING ONES IN THE BUILDING PROGRAMME OF THE WHITE PAPER WILL BE IN RECEIPT OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN VARIOUS FORMS TOWARDS THEIR CAPITAL AND RECURRENT COSTS. THIS WILL HELP INTERESTED AND COMPETENT BODIES IN THE COMMUNITY TO SPONSOR SCHOOLS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES IN EDUCATION. +
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