FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1975
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WHOLE DAY SCHOOLING IN MINE MORE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS
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NINE MORE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS FIVE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND FOUR IN KOWLOON WILL RE-INTRODUCE WHOLE DAY SCHOOLING FROM SEPTEMBER 1975.
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THEY BRING TO 21 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS ON WHOLE DAY OPERATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY. THESE SCHOOLS ARE IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE SUFFICIENT PRIMARY PLACES.
PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WHO WISH TO SEEK ADMISSION FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO PRIMARY 1 IN THESE SCHOOLS AND OTHER BI-SESSIONAL GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ARSENAL STREET POLICE, SAI YING PUN, TAI HĂNG TUNG, EASTERN HOSPITAL ROAD AND PERTH STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS) FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR CAN DO SO BETWEEN MARCH 10 AND 15.
APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ALL GOVERNMENT. PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES DURING THIS PERIOD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ONLY CHILDREN BORN BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2, 1967 AND SEPTEMBER 1. 1969 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY MUST BE SIX YEARS OF AGE OR UNDER EIGHT BY WESTERN RECKONING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1975.
*BIRTH CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE PRODUCED WHEN PARENTS OR GUARDIANS GO TO THE SCHOOLS TO OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS, HE SAID.
ALL COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL NAMED AS THE FIRST CHOICE ON THE FORM BY MARCH 20.
SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE INFORMED BY LETTER ON OR BEFORE MARCH 28 AND INTERVIEWED AT THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED ON APRIL 2.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID +CHILDREN WILL NORMALLY BE ADMITTED TO SCHOOLS WHICH SERVE THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THEY LIVE ACCORDING TO THE ZONING SYSTEM USED IN PREVIOUS YEARS UNLESS THE PLACES IN A PARTICULAR SCHOOL RAVE ALL BEEN TAKEN UP.
+CARE WILL BE TAKEN SO THAT CHILDREN FROM THE SAME FAMILY ARE NOT SEPARATED.+
PLACES IN POLICE PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT APPLICATION FORMS ARE FREE, NO ENTRANCE FEE IS CHARGED FOR ADMISSION TO ANY GOVERNMENT SCHOOL AND NO TUITION FEE IS CHARGED IN ANY GOVERNMENT CHINESE PRIMARY SCHOOL.>
A FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE SHORTLY ABOUT THE ADMISSION OF PUPILS TO PRIMARY 2 TO 6 IN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS. PARENTS SHOULD WAIT FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE APPLYING FOR PLACES IN THESE CLASSES.
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