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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993
IN ADDITION, HE NOTED THAT THE COURT MIGHT ORDER THE SELL THE FLAT BACK TO THE AUTHORITY OR TO PAY AN AMOUNT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MARKET VALUE OF THE FLAT AND ITS
TO THE PRICE.
OFFENDER EQUAL то ORIGINAL
ADDING
THE PENALTY PROVISION WAS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE, HE SAID, THAT 33 CASES OF SUBMITTING FALSE INFORMATION WERE DETECTED BETWEEN 1988/89 AND 1992/93.
SHORTFALL PROJECTED IN KWAI CHUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES
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IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR ALL THE PRESENT BI-SESSIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KWAI CHUNG TO TURN WHOLE-DAY NOW BECAUSE OF A SHORTFALL OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT, CHAN EXPLAINED THAT FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS, THE PRIMARY SCHOOL GROUP IN THE DISTRICT WAS PROJECTED TO INCREASE TO 21, 500.
MR AGE
BUT THE AVAILABILITY OF PLACES IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO 19,950 DUE TO SMALLER CLASS SIZES AND SOME SCHOOLS IN OLDER ESTATES CLOSING DOWN, THUS GIVING A SHORTFALL OF 4,420 PLACES.
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HOWEVER, INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS IN LOCALITIES WITH NO SUPPLY OF PLACES PROBLEMS OVER THE PLANNING PERIOD ARE WELCOME TO CONSULT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF OPERATING ON A WHOLE-DAY BASIS," MR CHAN SAID.
"UNDER EXISTING POLICY, NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO BE KWAI CHUNG WILL, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, BE OPERATED IN THE MODE, HE ADDED.
BUILT FOR
WHOLE-DAY
LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A THEORETICAL SURPLUS OF 12,350 PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES IN KWAI CHUNG.
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THIS WAS BECAUSE THE 24 PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT HAD TOTAL POTENTIAL CAPACITY FOR 28,050 PLACES, AGAINST THE ACTUAL DEMAND OF 15,700 CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE.
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