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SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1981

+THESE STUDENTS ARE BORDERLINE CASES. THE CHOICE WAS EITHER OFFERING THEM THE REMAINING AIDED FORM IV PLACES IN THESE SCHOOLS OR PROMOTING OTHER PUPILS LOWER DOWN IN THE ORDER OF MERIT WHO HAPPEN TO BE LIVING IN THE TUEN MUN AREA,+ HE SAID.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE DEPRIVED OF THE CHOICE OF GOING TO THESE SCHOOLS. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THEM COULD BE REALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS NEARER THEIR HOMES IF THESE SCHOOLS STILL HAVE VACANCIES AFTER REGISTRATION OF NEW STUDENTS IS COMPLETED ON AUGUST 4.

+NEARLY 80 PER CENT OF THE SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED BACK TO THEIR OWN SCHOOLS THROUGH THE JSEA, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED. +THE TUEN MUN CASES SHOULD THEREFORE BE SEEN IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE.+

WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE JSEA, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE 1978 WHITE PAPER POLICIES ARE KEPT UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW.

+IN PARTICULAR, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE DEMAND FOR THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PLACES AT PRESENT PROVIDED FOR FORM 11 LEAVERS TO SEE WHETHER THEIR RELATIVE PROPORTIONS WOULD NEED TO BE ADJUSTED, AS FOR THE MECHANICS OF THE JSEA ITSELF, THESE WILL BE REVIEWED IN 1983 AS ANNOUNCED EARLIER,+ HE SAID.

HEALTH DAY IN TAI HING ESTATE *****

A HEALTH DAY WILL BE HELD IN TAI HING ESTATE, TUEN MUN, TOMORROW (SUNDAY) ORGANISED BY THE SALVATION ARMY.

IT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF HING PING HOUSE BETWEEN 2.30 PM AND 6 PM AND WILL INCLUDE A SLIDE SHOW, A PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY AND TALKS ON MEDICAL MATTERS.

SIX STALLS WILL BE SET UP TO PERFORM VARIOUS MEDICAL TESTS FOR 600 RESIDENTS.

THE TAI HING ESTATE HEALTH DAY IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF HEALTH AND TO PROVIDE LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH BASIC AND GENERAL MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE.

THE LIAISON OFFICER OF TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, MISS ANGIE IP, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

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