XN000022-1978-03-23 — Page 2

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1978

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OPENING MORE EVENING STUDY ROOMS ******

MORE CLASSROOMS ARE TO BE OPENED IN THE EVENINGS THIS YEAR AS TEMPORARY STUDY ROOMS FOF STUDENTS WHO NEED A QUIET PLACE TC STUDY.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT 36 CLASSROOT'S CULD DE OPENED FROM APRIL 3 TO JUNE 30 | 18 GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND 25 AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOCK AND THE NEW TERRITORIES COMPARED WITH 58 ROOMS IN 21 GOVERNMENT FRIARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOOM LAST YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT WITH AIDED SCHOOLS TAKING PART THIS YEAR A TOTAL OF 4,000 SEATS WOULD BE AVAILABLE NIGHTLY AS AGAINST 2,610 PLACES" I" 1977. THE SEATS WOULD BE ALLOTTED 21. A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS FROM 7 P.M. TO 9 P.M. PONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND ALSO ON SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

THE EXPANSION IN STUDY ROOM FACILITIES FOLLOWS LAST YEAR'S TRIAL WHICH +PROVED TO BE VERY POPULAR, PARTICULARLY DURING THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND WAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THE INCREASED NUMBER OF ROOMS CPENING THIS YEAR WOULD MEET A PRESSING SHORT-TERM NEED FOR QUIET PLACES FOR CHILDREN TO STUDY AND DO HOMEWORK, ESPECIALLY BEFORE AND DURING SCHOOL AND PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, HE ADDED.

+SUPERVISCRS CF THE STUDY ROOMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COACH CHILDREN AS PART OF THE IP EVENING DUTIES, THE SPOKESMAN EPHASISED. THE STUDY ROCK'S ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR PUPILS TO CARRY OUT PRIVATE STUDY AND THE SUPERVISORS DUTIES AFE TC ENSURE THAT THE POOMS ARE USED FOR THIS PUPPOSE.+

IN ADDITION TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN COUNCIL LIBRARIES, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY CENTRES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES PROVIDE STUDY FCOM FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS. THIS COMBINED EFFORT BRINGS THE TOTAL PUMBER CF SEATS TO MORE THAN 16,000.

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