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Tuesday, September 19, 1972

GOVERNMENT GRANTS FOR HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL

The Hong Kong Sea School is to be granted a piece of land at

Shuen Wan in the New Territories and a capital subsidy of $1,176,000 for

a new school.

When completed the school will be operated in conjunction with

the existing subsidised Hong Kong Sea School at Stanley.

A building containing eight classrooms will be built on the Shuen

Wan site. This will provide ample facilities to accommodate a total of

480 pupils in two daily sessions.

A spokesman for the Education Department said today that the

proposed school will cater for boys aged 14

on preparing them for work at sea.

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The school accommodation for which the grant was sought will form

part of a larger complex which will provide boarding accommodation for all

the pupils.

The boarding accommodation and ancillary facilities will be built

with private funds, but the sponsors will apply for a social welfare

subvention towards the recurrent expenses involved.

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