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MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1977

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OPENS 58 TEMPORARY STUDY ROOMS

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FIFTY-EIGHT CLASSROOMS IN 21 GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WILL BE OPENED IN THE EVENINGS AS TEMPORARY STUDY ROOMS FOR SECONDARY AND PRIMARY PUPILS WHO LIVE IN OVERCROWDED DOMESTIC PREMISES AND NEED A QUIET PLACE TO STUDY.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT 2,610 PLACES WOULD BE AVAILABLE NIGHTLY ON A FIRST- COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS FROM 7 P.M. TO 9 P.M. MONDAY TO FRIDAY, EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

PUPILS WHO USE THE STUDY ROOMS WILL BE SUPERVISED BY TEACHERS.

THE STUDY ROOMS WILL REMAIN OPEN FROM TOMORROW TO MID-JULY 1977. THEY WILL ALLEVIATE TO SOME EXTENT THE DEFICIENCY IN STUDY FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THESE FACILITIES WOULD MEET A PRESSING SHORT-TERM NEED, ESPECIALLY BEFORE AND DURING THE MID-SUMMER EXAMINATIONS SEASON.

THE TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR THIS TEMPORARY SCHEME IS $83,300, OF WHICH $50,000 IS A GRANT FROM THE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG CHARITABLE FUND TO COVER THE COST OF THE NECESSARY SUPERVISORY STAFF. THE REMAINING $33,300 IS TO BE MET FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S VOTE TO PAY OTHER CHARGES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE USE OF THE TEMPORARY FACILITIES WOULD PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE EXTENT OF LONG-TERM DEMAND FOR STUDY ROOM PLACES. THE INFORMATION OBTAINED WOULD BE MOST VALUABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR FUTURE PLANNING OF SUCH FACILITIES.

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHERE THE TEMPORARY STUDY ROOMS ARE TO BE PROVIDED:

HONG KONG

NAMES OF SCHOOLS

SHAU KEI WAN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL NORTH POINT GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL JAVA ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL HENNESSY ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

LU KEE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

HOLLYWOOD ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

NUMBER OF

STUDY ROOMS

LI SING GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

SIR ELLIS KADOOR IE (WESTERN) GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL KENNEDY TOWN POLICE PRIMARY SCHOOL

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