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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1981
KINDERGARTEN SUPERVISOR SEVERELY WARNED
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THE SUPERVISOR OF THE KOWLOON TONG SHUI FONG KINDERGARTEN WAS STERNLY WARNED THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING BY DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS THAT HE CANNOT ACCEPT PUPILS FOR THE ENGLISH SECTION WHICH HAS STILL TO BE APPROVED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
HIS ATTENTION WAS ALSO DRAWN TO THE EDUCATION REGULATIONS GOVERNING FEES WHERE HE HAD INCREASED THE MONTHLY FEES IN RESPECT OF THE EXISTING CHINESE SECTION WITHOUT EVEN APPLYING FOR APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
+THIS IS A SERIOUS CONTRAVENTION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS AND THE SUPERVISOR WILL BE ASKED TO EXPLAIN HIS ACTION, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SUPERVISOR OF THE SHUI FONG KINDERGARTEN WROTE TO THE DEPARTMENT IN EARLY JULY APPLYING FOR A CHANGE OF SUPERVISOR WHICH WAS GRANTED.
IN MID-JULY, HE AGAIN WROTE IN REQUESTING PERMISSION TO ESTABLISH AN ENGLISH SECTION. THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE DEPARTMENT IS NOW STUDYING THE PROPOSED CURRICULUM.
AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF NAME TO YORK KINDERGARTEN WAS RECEIVED ON JULY 30 AND THIS TOO WAS BEING CONSIDERED.
+AS CAN BE SEEN, THE TWO LATTER APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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