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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1976
NEW TOWNS TO HAVE STANDARD SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY PLANNING TO PROVIDE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TOWNS UNDER THE SCHOOLS BUILDING PROGRAMME, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (ADMINISTRATION), MR. YEUNG KAI-YIN SAID TODAY.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF THE HONG KONG SZE YAP COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION CHAN NAM CHONG MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN TSUEN WAN.
MR. YEUNG SAID: THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING MORE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IS PARTLY TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC SECTOR'S DEPENDENCE ON BOUGHT PLACES IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND PARTLY TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR IMPROVING STANDARDS.
+THE SCHOOLS WILL, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, CONFORM WITH A STANDARD DESIGN. THEY WILL HAVE A FIXED NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS AND SPECIAL ROOMS. THE PLANNING OF THESE SCHOOLS ALSO INCLUDE THE PLANNED USE OF THESE STANDARD FACILITIES TO GUIDE SPONSORING BODIES, SO THAT THEY COULD MEET THE CURRICULUM AIMS OF THE WHITE PAPER.+
IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE SCHOOLS WOULD BE BUILT IN THE NEW TOWNS AS PART OF A VARIED PACKAGE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES WHICH WERE PROVIDED WITH PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
+BY BUILDING THE SCHOOLS ITESELF,+ MR. YEUNG SAID, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO RELIEVE SPONSORING BODIES OF A HEAVY BURDEN OF PLANNING RESPONSIBILITY.+
BUT HE ADDED THAT THE DETAILS OF SUCH A PROCEDURE HAVE YET TO BE WORKED OUT.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR STRESSED THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS ALIVE TO THE NEED TO BUILD SCHOOLS IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE OR WILL BE LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF POPULATION.
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