SUNDAY, HIPA EU 22, 1985
THE SCHOOL MAY BE EITHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE FAMILY LIVES.
THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED PARENTS TO SELECT A NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO REDUCE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, AND TO TAKE THE POINTS SYSTEM INTO CONSIDERATION IN SELECTING THE SCHOOL.
+GENERALLY, THE POINTS SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY AS WELL AS THE CHILD'S AGE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ONLY ONE APPLICATION FORM MIGHT BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH CHILD.
PARENTS FOUND TO HAVE APPLIED TO MORE THAN ONE GOVERNMENT OR AIDED SCHOOL, WOULD AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ELIGIBLE FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PARENTS OF THOSE CHILDREN WHO CANNOT USE CHINESE AS THE LEARNING MEDIUM ARE REQUESTED TO SEEK ADVICE FROM THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT 269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI (TELEPHONE 5-724383), BEFORE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FORM.
SCHOOLS RECEIVING TOO FEW APPLICATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY PLACES MIGHT NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE PRIMARY ONE CLASSES AND CHILDREN ALREADY ACCEPTED BY THESE SCHOOLS FOR DISCRETIONARY PLACES WILL HAVE TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY RE-ALLOCATED TO SOME OTHER SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE VACANCIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PARENTS WHO DO NOT WISH TO APPLY FOR DISCRETIONARY PLACES IN ANY PARTICULAR SCHOOL, SHOULD RETURN THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS BETWEEN OCTOBER 7 AND 11 TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COLLECTION CENTRES FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:
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LUI KEE EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE (269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST,
SECOND FLOOR, HONG KONG)
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE
(405 NATHAN ROAD, SIXTH FLOOR, KOWLOON.)
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE (TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EIGHTH FLOOR, 165 MA TAU WAI ROAD, TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON.)
SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRE
(SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION, N.T.)
TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRE (TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, TING KOK ROAD, TAI PO, N.T.)
TSUEN TAN
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