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The Education Department's central hotline 2782 7511, 2782 7625 and 2782 7639-40 and the 19 district education offices have handled 674 enquiries on the admission procedures today.
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The central hotline will continue to operate from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to pm from Monday to Friday and 9 am to noon on Saturday until August 18.
The department's Careers Education Centre has received 485 visitors and handled 348 telephone enquiries on matters related to the S6 admission procedures until 5.30 pm today.
The department has received two more complaints today. They were found to be not substantiated after investigation by the department.
Meanwhile, the department's Psychological Services Section (tel: 2712 7958 and 2714 7852) manned by education counsellors or educational psychologists have received 71 calls from students and parents. Four of them needed counselling.
The centre at Room 206 of the Mong Kok Government Offices at 30 Luen Wan Street, Mong Kok, provides students with materials on opportunities for further studies and training and information on various professions.
Students are reminded that the centre will extend its opening hours without a break from 8.45 am to 5.30 pm until Friday (August 11).
End/Wednesday, August 9, 1995 ·
Government evening schools offer S6 places
Secondary 5 school leavers wishing to pursue post-secondary education are invited to apply for admission to Secondary 6 classes in government evening secondary schools in the 1995-96 school year.
A spokesman for the Education Department said: "The newly introduced $6 course will last for three years and only arts classes will be offered at the present stage.
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