THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1976
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FIVE-YEAR PLACES AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION THIS YEAR WILL BE AT LEAST 22,800 COMPARED WITH 18,719 IN 1975. THE INCREASE INCLUDES PLACES FROM THREE NEW AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND 36 SCHOOLS WHICH WERE FORMERLY ASSISTED PRIVATE BUT ARE BEING BROUGHT ONTO SUBSIDY. THERE REMAIN ABOUT 30 PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH FIVE-YEAR ASSISTED PLACES, BUT THE NUMBER OF BOUGHT FIVE-YEAR ASSISTED PLACES WILL BE 300 ONLY, IN VIEW OF THIS COMPARATIVELY SMALL NUMBER, PARENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO RELY HEAVILY ON THIS CATEGORY OF PLACE.
THE LAYOUT OF THE LISTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY MODIFIED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN INCLUDED TO HELP PARENTS MAKE THEIR CHOICES. THIS INCLUDES THE 1975 ALLOCATION FIGURES ON MOST SCHOOLS WITH FIVE-YEAR PLACES. AND EXPLANATORY NOTES ON SOME SPECIAL TERMS AND CERTAIN TYPES OF SCHOOL WHICH MAY BE UNFAMILIAR TO PARENTS.
AREA EDUCATION OFFICERS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY DIVISION WILL HOLD BRIEFING MEETINGS WITH HEADS OF ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WHO WILL IN TURN BE ASKED TO ORGANISE MEETINGS TO ADVISE PARENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
PRESS CONFERENCE ON ETV ****
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION INVITES YOU TO A PRESS CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT 10 A.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
BY COURTESY OF THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IN BROADCAST DRIVE WHERE THE COLOUR TELEVISION CAMERAS, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR ETV FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WILL BE ON DISPLAY.
PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (ADMINISTRATION), MR. COLVYN HAYE- THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (ETV), MR. SUN PING-SHU- THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING. MR. JAMES HAWTHORNE AND THE CONTROLLER OF TELEVISION (RTHK), MR. DONALD KERR.
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