MONDAY, JULY 18, 1983
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AT SUN CHUI, ONE 26-28-STOREY TWIN-H BLOCK, TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND A PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL BE BUILT WHEREAS AT POK HONG, WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF ONE 26-28 TWIN-H BLOCK AND A TWO-STOREY COMMERCIAL CENTRE WITH CAR PARKING FACILITIES.
BOTH CONTRACTS, TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 1985, WILL PROVIDE
A TOTAL OF 1 550 FLATS FOR ABOUT 8 400 PEOPLE.
THE LAST CONTRACT, VALUED AT $27 MILLION, IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 21-24-STOREY TWIN-TOWER BLOCK ON TOP OF A RECENTLY-COMPLETED CAR-PARK AT SAU MAU PING ESTATE UNDER THE FIRST PHASE OF AN IMPROVEMENT SCHEME FOR THE ESTATE.
WHEN COMPLETED IN EARLY 1985, THE NEW BLOCK WILL PROVIDE 731 MORE FLATS FOR ABOUT 4 100 PEOPLE AT SAU MAU PING TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE RESIDENTS THERE.
OVER 50 000 GIVEN AIDED FORM FOUR PLACES
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A TOTAL OF 51 861 STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM WERE ALLOCATED AIDED FORM FOUR PLACES THIS YEAR, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
ORIGINALLY, 79 579 PUPILS ENTERED FOR THE SYSTEM THIS YEAR. AMONG THEM, 1 096 ACCEPTED PLACES ON FULL-TIME CRAFT COURSES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND ANOTHER 2 238 OPTED OUT DURING THE YEAR. OF THE REMAINING 76 245 PUPILS, 68 PER CENT HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED SUBSIDISED FORM FOUR PLACES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID OVER 80 PER CENT OF THE PUPILS HAVE BEEN
AND 82.3 PER CENT OF ALLOCATED BACK TO THEIR OWN 'FEEDER SCHOOLS. THE PUPILS WERE ALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS OF THEIR FIRST CHOICE (81.3 PER CENT IN 1982 AND 80.2 PER CENT IN 1981). 96.5 PER CENT WERE ALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS WITHIN THEIR CHOICES (95.4 PER CENT IN 1982 AND 92.2 PER CENT IN 1981).
A TOTAL OF
THE RESULTS OF ALLOCATION WILL BE RELEASED TO ALL PARTICIPATING SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR COLLECTION BY PUPILS TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
REGISTRATION OF FEEDER PUPILS (1.E. PUPILS ALLOCATED PLACES IN THEIR OWN SCHOOLS) WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE SAME DATE THE ALLOCATION RESULTS ARE RELEASED. FOR THIS PURPOSE PUPILS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY SHOULD LEAVE THEIR REGISTRATION FORMS WITH THE SCHOOL OFFICE,
PUPILS WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO OTHER SCHOOLS SHOULD REPORT FOR REGISTRATION ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 20. WHEN REPORTING FOR REGISTRATION, SUCH PUPILS SHOULD BR NG THE FOLLOWING:
(A) PUPIL IDENTIFICATION FORM, OR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT
PREPARED BY THE SCHOOL AND ENDORSED BY THE JSEA SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT;
/(B) REGISTRATI ON