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PARENTS WHO CANNOT REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE SCHOOL WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TWO-DAY PERIOD BECAUSE OF PERSONAL REASONS ARE URGED TO NOTIFY EITHER THE SCHOOL CONCERNED OR THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 5-724383 TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
+PARENTS WHO HAVE FAILED TO DO SO WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN UP THE PLACE OFFERED TO THEIR CHILD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM, A GOVERNMENT OR AN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL CAN ACCEPT CHILDREN AT ITS DISCRETION TO FILL UP 65 PER CENT OF ITS TOTAL PRIMARY ONE PLACES.
THE REMAINING 35 PER CENT OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES WILL BE RESERVED FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION AT A LATER STAGE.
PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING A DISCRETIONARY PLACE AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR ONE WILL BE SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BY LETTER IN MARCH TO GO TO A DISTRIBUTION OR COLLECTION CENTRE IN THEIR HOME DISTRICT TO OBTAIN A +CHOICE OF SCHOOLS+ FORM AND A LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL THEN ALLOCATE A PRIMARY ONE PLACE TO THEIR CHILDREN WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT WITH PARENTAL CHOICE TAKEN. DETAIL PROCEDURES OF THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
POST CHRISTMAS CARDS BY DECEMBER 21 *****
THE LATEST DATE FOR POSTING CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR LOCAL DELIVERY IS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
+POSTING AFTER THIS DATE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, A SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO POST AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID A LAST-MINUTE RUSH.+
BUSINESS WILL BE CONDUCTED AS USUAL ON CHRISTMAS EVE (DECEMBER 24) AND NEW YEAR'S EVE (DECEMBER 31).
ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED DURING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS EXCEPT ON DECEMBER 26. WHEN 42 POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 9 AM TO NOON.
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