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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 1991
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO PRIMARY ONE INVITED
PARENTS WISHING TO APPLY FOR A PRIMARY ONE PLACE IN A PUBLIC
SEPTEMBER NEXT SECTOR SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN
YEAR UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM CAN OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) UNTIL OCTOBER 4.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICATION FOR BELONGING CHILDREN ADMISSION TO PRIMARY ONE IS OPEN TO ALL HONG KONG BORN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1986 WHO ARE NOT STUDYING IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL.
PARENTS CAN OBTAIN THE APPLICATION FORMS AND INFORMATION SHEETS FROM THE KINDERGARTENS WHERE THEIR CHILDREN ARE STUDYING.
FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS, THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
AIDED
PRIMARY
"COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 30 AND OCTOBER 4 DIRECT TO ONLY ONE GOVERNMENT OR
IN SCHOOL
APPLY FOR WHICH THE PARENT WISHES TO
A DISCRETIONARY PLACE," THE
SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THIS SCHOOL MAY EITHER BE WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT IN ·
SELECT A WHICH THE FAMILY LIVES. BUT PARENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY TRANSPORT PROBLEMS.
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INTO
TAKE THE RELATIONSHIP
IN SELECTING A SCHOOL, PARENTS SHOULD ALSO CONSIDERATION THE "POINTS SYSTEM" WHICH IS BASED ON BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY.
ONLY
HOWEVER, PARENTS SHOULD NOTE THAT MAY BE SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF ANY ONE CHILD.
ONE APPLICATION FORM
"IF THEY ARE FOUND TO HAVE APPLIED TO MORE THAN ONE GOVERNMENT OR AIDED SCHOOL, THEIR APPLICATION WILL BE RENDERED NULL AND VOID AND ANY ALLOCATION OF A DISCRETIONARY PLACE MADE ON THE BASIS OF SUCH APPLICATION WILL BE WITHDRAWN," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SCHOOLS RECEIVING TOO FEW APPLICATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY PLÁCES MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE PRIMARY ONE CLASSES AND IN SUCH CASES, PLACES CHILDREN ALREADY ACCEPTED BY THESE SCHOOLS FOR DISCRETIONARY WILL HAVE TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY RE-ALLOCATED TO SOME OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE VACANCIES.
FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO CANNOT USE CHINESE AS THE MEDIUM, THEY MAY SEEK ADVICE FROM THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT 269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI 572 4383) BEFORE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FORM.
THE RETURN 4
WHICH
LEARNING UNIT OF (TEL. NO.
IF PARENTS DO NOT WISH TO APPLY FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE IN ANY PARTICULAR SCHOOL, THEY SHOULD APPLICATION FORM BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 30 AND OCTOBER FOLLOWING COLLECTION CENTRES FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION BY DEPARTMENT:
COMPLETED' то ONE OF THE THE EDUCATION
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