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TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1989
CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES
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RESULTS OF THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES FOR SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM WILL BE RELEASED ON SATURDAY (JUNE 10).
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A TOTAL OF 21,682 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION WILL BE ALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS OF THEIR PARENTS' FIRST CHOICES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THEY ACCOUNT FOR 66.5 PER CENT OF THE 32,600 CHILDREN TAKING PART IN THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PARENTS CONCERNED ARE ADVISED то RETURN TO THEIR OWN DISTRIBUTION/COLLECTION CENTRE ON SATURDAY (JUNE 10) OR SUNDAY (JUNE 111 BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM TO COLLECT AN "ALLOCATION SLIP".
THE "ALLOCATION SLIP" WILL SHOW THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THEIR CHILD IS ALLOCATED, TOGETHER WITH THE DATES FOR REGISTRATION AND AN EXPLANATORY NOTE.
PARENTS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION ON THE DATE SPECIFIED EITHER ON JUNE 14 OR 15.
REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN FOR MORNING SESSION SCHOOLS BETWEEN 9 AM AND 12 NOON; AND BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM FOR AFTERNOON SESSION SCHOOLS. REGISTRATION WITH WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLS CAN BE DONE FROM 9 AM ΤΟ 12 NOON AND FROM 2 PM TO 4 PM.
IN THE EVENT A PARENT, FOR SOME PERSONAL REASONS, CANNOT REGISTER HIS CHILD WITH THE SCHOOL ALLOCATED, HE MUST CONTACT THE SCHOOL DIRECT OR THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BEFOREHAND FOR ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
A PARENT WHO FAILED TO REGISTER HIS CHILD WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS HAVING GIVEN UP THE PLACE ALLOCATED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
UPON REGISTRATION, THE "ALLOCATION SLIP" SHOULD BE SURRENDERED TO THE SCHOOL AND PARENTS MUST NOTE THAT ALL PLACES ALLOCATED ARE FINAL AND NO RE-ALLOCATION IS POSSIBLE.
IF PARENTS HAVE SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES, SUCH AS HAVING MOVED TO ANOTHER DISTRICT RESULTING IN THE SCHOOL BEING TOO FAR AWAY FROM THEIR NEW HOME, THEY ARE ADVISED TO GO IN PERSON TO THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT AT 269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, 2ND FLOOR, WANCHAI, HONG KONG FOR ASSISTANCE.
"THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG SUPPORTING DOCUMENTARY PROOF SUCH AS RENTAL RECEIPTS, RATES DEMAND NOTES, WATER BILLS, ELECTRICITY BILLS BEARING THE NAME OF THE PARENT OR THE GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD".
"IF THEIR