MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1986
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THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEEDER AND NOMINATED SCHOOL SCHEMES WOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF A FRESH REVIEW BY 1991 OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. IN THE MEANTIME, THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WOULD BE ADOPTED: (1) THE FEEDER SCHOOL SCHEME WOULD NOT BE REOPENED1
(1) THE NOMINATED SCHOOL SCHEMES WOULD ALSO NOT BE GENERALLY
REOPENED
(111) THE QUOTA OF RESERVED PLACES UNDER THE NOMINATED SCHOOL SCHEMES WOULD REMAIN AT 25 PER CENT OF THE FORM I PLACES OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS CONCERNED AND WOULD NOT BE INCREASED TO 50 PER CENT
(IV) HOWEVER, WHERE JUSTIFICATION COULD BE DEMONSTRATED,
NEW LINKS WOULD BE PERMITTED IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES SUBJECT TO THE LIMIT OF 25 PER CENT RESERVED PLACES' AND THE ELIGIBILITY LIMIT FOR BOTH THE FEEDER AND NOMINATED SCHOOL SCHEMES WOULD BE LOWERED TO INCLUDE BAND 3 PUPILS.
(v)
* THE SCHOOL NETTING SYSTEM WOULD BE REVISED TO REDUCE THE
EXISTING 25 SCHOOL NETS TO 19 IN LINE WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BOUNDARIES AS EARLIER ANNOUNCED.
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A SINGLE SSPA ADVISORY COMMITTEE WOULD BE SET UP AS EARLIER ANNOUNCED TO REPLACE THE EXISTING DISTRICT COUNCILS AND THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
* THE MODIFIED SYSTEM OF PROCESSING DISCRETIONARY PLACES AND
REPEATERS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS ORGINALLY ANNOUNCED, SUBJECT TO REVIEW IN THE LIGHT OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE.
A SPOKESMAN OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IN REACHING THESE DECISIONS THE DEPARTMENT HAD SOUGHT THE ADVICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR PETER C. WONG, SAID THAT THE BOARD'S ENDORSEMENT OF TODAY'S DECISIONS HAD TAKEŃ FULL ACCOUNT OF THE DIFFERING VIEWS AND DETAILED COMMENTS MADE SINCE JULY BY VARIOUS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS ON THE ORIGINAL SSPA MODIFICATIONS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD ANNOUNCE FULL DETAILS OF ITS DECISIONS IN A SCHOOL CIRCULAR TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY.
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