The Education Department has received four complaints today about schools not following the admission procedure.
Meanwhile, the department's central hotline, 2782 7037-9 and 2782 7340 and the 19 district education offices handled about 230 and 257 enquiries respectively on the admission procedure today.
The hotline will continue to operate from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm on weekdays and 9 am to noon on Saturdays.
The department's Careers Education Centre had received 372 visitors and handled 208 telephone enquiries on matters relating to the release of HKCEE results up to 5.30 pm
pm today.
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 August 12 and that an educational counsellor can be reached on 2712 7958 during that period.
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Inmates attain good results in HKCEE
Inmates from six correctional institutions who worked hard at their studies have obtained good results in this year's Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE).
A total of 48 inmates, aged between 17 and 44, took a total of 143 papers in 20 subjects and gained a pass rate of 65.73 per cent.
Seventeen credits and 77 passes were obtained. They performed best in the subjects of mathematics and principles of accounts.