ON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1987
BE
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD RETURNED BETWEEN OCTOBER 5 AND 12 (EXCLUDING OCTOBER 8. A PUBLIC HOLIDAY AND OCTOBER 10, SATURDAY) TO ONLY ONE GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL DIRECT IN WHICH THE PARENT, WISHES TO APPLY FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE. THIS SCHOOL MAY EITHER BE WITHIN OR DISTRICT IN WHICH THE FAMILY LIVES.
OUTSIDE THE
ADVISED ΤΟ UNNECESSARY
BUT THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT PARENTS ARE STRONGLY SELECT A NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL IN ORDER ΤΟ 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 EMPHASISED THAT ONLY ONE APPLICATION FORM CAN SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF ANY ONE CHILD.
BE
"IF PARENTS ARE FOUND то HAVE APPLIED то MORE THAN ONE GOVERNMENT OR AIDED SCHOOL, THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ELIGIBLE FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE," HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REQUESTED PARENTS OF THOSE CHILDREN WHO CANNOT USE CHINESE AS THE LEARNING MEDIUM то SEEK ADVICE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT AT 269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI (TEL. NO. 5-724383), BEFORE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FORM. HE FURTHER SAID THAT SCHOOLS RECRIVING TOO FEW APPLICATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY PLACES MIGHT NOT BE ALLOWED ΤΟ OPERATE PRIMARY ONE CLASSES, AND IN SUCH CASES, CHILDREN ALREADY ACCEPTED BY THESE SCHOOLS FOR DISCRETIONARY PLACES WILL HAVE TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY RE-ALLOCATED TO SOME OTHER SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE VACANCIES.
IN
IF PARENTS DO NOT WISH TO APPLY FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE ANY PARTICULAR SCHOOL, THEY SHOULD RETURN THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM BETWEEN OCTOBER 5 AND 12 TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COLLECTION CENTRES FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: -
1.
2.
3.
4.
LUI KEE EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE
(269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, 2/F., HONG KONG.)
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE
(405 NATHAN ROAD, 6/F., KOWLOON.)
EDUCATION
OFFICE
DEPARTMENT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT EDUCATION
(TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 8/F.,
165 MA TAU WAI ROAD, TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON.}
SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRE
(1/F., KCR HOUSE, SHATIN STATION, N.T.)
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