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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1987
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS CARMAN CHIU, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CULTURE AND RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR LEE KON.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, OI KWAN ROAD, AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY.
VOCATIONAL COURSES ADMISSION PROCEDURES MODIFIED
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THE PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION TO POST-FORM 3 COURSES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES WILL BE MODIFIED TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEREST OF VOCATIONALLY-INCLINED STUDENTS.
AS FROM THE 1987-88 ACADEMIC YEAR, FORM 3 OR MIDDLE 3 STUDENTS TAKING PART IN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT (JSEA) SYSTEM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ALLOCATION OF A SUBSIDISED FORM 4 PLACE IN A GRAMMAR SCHOOL IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR APPLICATION FOR A POST FORM 3 VOCATIONALLY-ORIENTED PLACE.
AN APPLICANT WHO HAS NOT BEEN OFFERED A PLACE IN SUCH A MANNER WILL STILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ALLOCATION OF A FORM 4 PLACE UNDER THE JSEA SYSTEM.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF STUDENTS WITH A GENUINE INTEREST TO ENROL IN A VOCATIONALLY ORIENTED COURSE TO GAIN ADMISSION TO A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OR AN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRE.
EXPERIENCE SHOWED THAT MANY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS FOR SUCH COURSES DID NOT TAKE UP PLACES OFFERED TO THEM. AS A RESULT, OTHER VOCATIONALLY-INCLINED STUDENTS, WHO WISHED TO TAKE UP POST-FORM 3 COURSE PLACE, BUT WERE NOT EVEN SHORTLISTED FOR INTERVIEW, WERE DEPRIVED OF THE CHANCE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
HE CALLED ON PARENTS AND GUARDIANS IN PARTICULAR THOSE WITH CHILDREN PROGRESSING TO FORM 3 OR MIDDLE 3 NEXT YEAR IN SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE JSEA SYSTEM, TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE MODIFIED PROCEDURE UNDER WHICH THEY WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO SIGN ANY CONSENT FORM AFTER THEIR CHILDREN HAD BEEN SELECTED FOR A VOCATIONALLY- ORIENTED COURSE.
SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE JSEA HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MODIFIED PROCEDURE IN A RECENT CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WITH ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE NEW ARRANGEMENT SHOULD APPROACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.
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