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THIS MEANS, HE EXPLAINED, THAT SURPLUS SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN ONE DISTRICT, FOR EXAMPLE SHA
TIN, WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN BY STUDENTS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS BUILDING PROGRAMME SHOWED SOME DEVIATION FROM STUDENT POPULATION PROJECTIONS PROBABLY BECAUSE FORMER URBAN RESIDENTS NOW LIVING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE STILL SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO STUDY IN THEIR FORMER DISTRICTS.
THIS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED THE DISTRIBUTION OF TYPE A (GOVERNMENT AIDED, ASSISTED PRIVATE OR CAPUT GRANT SCHOOLS) AND TYPE B (PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITH BOUGHT PLACES) SCHOOL PLACES AND SHORTAGES WOULD HAVE ΤΟ BE FILLED BY OTHER DISTRICTS WITH SURPLUS PLACES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN THE CASE OF SHA TIN, HE SAID A SHORTAGE OF TYPE B PLACES HAD TO BE FILLED BY A SURPLUS IN THE NORTH DISTRICT.
"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT APPRECIATES THE CONCERN OF PARENTS IN OPTING SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THE EXPECTATION THAT THE ALLOCATED SCHOOL WOULD BE AS CONVENIENT AS POSSIBLE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOCATED SCHOOLS WHERE THEY CAN REACH WITH THE EASY AVAILABILITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUCH AS BUSES OR TRAINS.
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HE ADDED THAT THE SHA TIN SITUATION SHOULD IMPROVE IN THE ALLOCATION NEXT YEAR AS THE PRIMARY 6 POPULATION WILL INCREASE AND AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR THE AREA IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
FOLLOWING ARE STATISTICS FOR SHA TIN AND CENTRAL AND DISTRICTS (THESE FIGURES ARE TENTATIVE AS THE PROCESSING CROSS-NET TRANSFER AND DISCRETIONARY PLACES IN TYPE A SCHOOLS HAS NOT YET BEEN FINALISED):
PLANNED
WESTERN OF THE SECONDARY
SHA TIN
NO. OF PUPILS ALLOCATED TO TYPE A SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KOWLOON
49
NO. OF PUPILS ALLOCATED TO TYPE A SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TAI PO
244
NO. OF PUPILS ALLOCATED TO TYPE B SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NORTH
219
NO. OF PUPILS ALLOCATED TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS (ALL OF TYPE A) IN OWN DISTRICT
512 (7.1%)
6,750 (92.9%)
TOTAL:
7,262
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