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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1992
PARENTS WHO CANNOT REGISTER THEIR CHILD WITH THE SCHOOL WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD SHOULD NOTIFY THE SCHOOL OR THROUGH THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (TEL NO. 572 4383) ΤΟ MAKE ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS THEY WOULD BE DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN UP THE DISCRETIONARY PLACE IF THEY FAILED TO DO SO.
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REGISTRATION OF THE CHILD WITH THE SCHOOL WILL BE REGARDED AS
BINDING ON BOTH THE SCHOOL AND THE PARENT.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM, A GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL CAN ACCEPT CHILDREN TO FILL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 65 PER CENT OF ITS TOTAL PRIMARY 1 PLACES AS DISCRETIONARY PLACES.
THE REMAINING 35 PER CENT WILL BE RESERVED FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION AT A LATER STAGE.
AS SOME SCHOOLS ARE OVER-SUBSCRIBED FOR THEIR DISCRETIONARY PLACES. IT IS NATURAL THAT SOME CHILDREN MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SECURE A PRIMARY ONE PLACE AT THIS STAGE.
PARENTS OF THESE CHILDREN, TOGETHER WITH THOSE WHO ONLY INTENDED TO TAKE PART IN THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION, WILL BE INFORMED BY LETTER SOME TIME IN MARCH NEXT YEAR ΤΟ
TO A DISTRIBUTION/COLLECTION CENTRE IN THEIR HOME DISTRICT
SCHOOLS.
GO FOR CHOICE
OF
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"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL THEN ALLOCATED A PRIMARY PLACE TO THEIR CHILDREN WITHIN THEIR HOME DISTRICT, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARENTAL CHOICES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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DETAILED PROCEDURES OF THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION WILL ANNOUNCED LATER.
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GOVT HAS CLEAR DUTY TO MAINTAIN SAFETY IN PORT
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THE PORT OF HONG KONG HAS A GOOD SAFETY RECORD AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS A CLEAR DUTY OF CARE IN MAINTAINING MARINE SAFETY FOR VESSELS IN HONG KONG WATERS AND ON THE HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER, THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR TONY MILLER, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ADDRESSING THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG ISLAND EAST LUNCHEON MEETING, MR MILLER SAID: "WE ARE PROUD OF THAT RECORD, BUT WE ARE BY NO MEANS COMPLACENT. WE WANT AND FULLY INTEND TO MAKE IT BOTH SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT. THE TWO MUST GO HAND IN HAND. 中甲
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT DEALS WITH
SAFETY UNDER FIVE BROAD HEADINGS:
THE COMPETENCE OF SEAFARERS
VARIOUS
AREAS OF MARINE
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