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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1993
BRITAIN AND CHINA TO HOLD 11TH ROUND OF TALKS
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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN BEIJING AT 1600 HOURS TODAY (SUNDAY):
THE BRITISH SIDE AND THE CHINESE SIDE HAVE AGREED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, SIR ROBIN MCLAREN, BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, MR JIANG ENZHU, VICE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, WILL HOLD THEIR ELEVENTH ROUND OF TALKS IN BEIJING ON 8 AND 9 SEPTEMBER 1993 ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, THE PRINCIPLE OF CONVERGENCE WITH THE BASIC LAW AND THE RELEVANT AGREEMENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS REACHED BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA.
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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR P1 PLACES IN 1994
PARENTS WHO WISH ΤΟ APPLY FOR A PRIMARY ONE PLACE IN PUBLIC-SECTOR SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM CAN OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM TOMORROW UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO PRIMARY ONE ARE OPEN TO ALL HONG KONG BELONGING CHILDREN WHO WERE BORN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1988 AND WHO ARE NOT STUDYING IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL.
HE SAID PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS CAN OBTAIN THE APPLICATION FORMS, INFORMATION LEAFLETS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES ON HOW ΤΟ COMPLETE THE FORM FROM THEIR KINDERGARTENS.
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FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS, ARE AVAILABLE FROM DISTRICT OFFICES AND OFFICES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS TOGETHER WITH ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE RETURNED DURING OFFICE HOURS FROM SEPTEMBER 20 TO 24 DIRECT TO A GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL IN WHICH THE PARENT WISHES TO APPLY FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE.
THE SCHOOL MAY EITHER BE WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT WHICH THE CHILD LIVES.
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THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED PARENTS TO SELECT A NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL IN ORDER TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY TRANSPORT PROBLEMS AND TO TAKE THE "POINT SYSTEM" INTO CONSIDERATION IN SELECTING THE SCHOOL.
HE EMPHASISED THAT ONLY ONE APPLICATION FORM SHOULD RETURNED IN RESPECT OF ANY ONE CHILD.
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