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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1982

REPORT ON FIRST JSEA OUT NEXT MONTH

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AN ASSESSMENT HAD BEEN MADE OF THE FIRST JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT (JSEA) HELD IN 1980-81 AND A FULL REPORT WOULD BE ISSUED TO ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS NEXT MONTH, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON ANDREW SO AS TO WHETHER GOVERNMENT HAD MADE ANY ASSESSMENT OF THE JSEA.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF USEA WAS TO SELECT A PROPORTION OF THE FORM 111 PUPILS IN THE FAIREST POSSIBLE WAY AND TO ALLOCATE THEM TO THE AVAILABLE AIDED FORM IV PLACES WITH THE LEAST DISRUPTION AND INCONVENIENCE POSSIBLE, HE SAID.

+THE FINDINGS OF THIS FIRST ASSESSMENT INDICATE THAT THIS MAIN OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED,+ MR LEUNG ADDED.

OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 92 980 ENTRIES RECEIVED FROM FORM ||| PUPILS LAST YEAR, 52 521 WERE ALLOCATED AIDED FORM IV PLACES, WHILE 1 052 WERE GIVEN PLACES IN FULL-TIME CRAFT COURSES IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.

THE FORMER GROUP REPRESENTED 58.6 PER CENT OF THE NET ENTRIES AFTER WITHDRAWALS AND THE SUCCESSFUL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE APPLICANTS WERE EXCLUDED, THE DIRECTOR SAID.

+OF THE PUPILS ALLOCATED FORM IV PLACES, 80 PER CENT WERE ALLOCATED PLACES WITHIN THEIR OWN SCHOOLS, HE SAID.

TWO MONTHS FOR PUBLIC TO CONSIDER ROADS BILL

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THE PUBLIC WILL BE GIVEN FULL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS ON THE ROADS (WORKS, USE AND COMPENSATION) BILL 1982, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JOHN GRIFFITHS SAID TODAY.

IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR GRIFFITHS SAID DEBATE ON THE BILL WOULD BE ADJOURNED FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO ALLOW FULL OPPORTUNITY FOR REPRESENTATIONS AND TO PERMIT A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE BILL BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO TAKE PLACE.

MR GRIFFITHS SAID THE OBJECT OF THE BILL WAS TO CURE THE DEFECTS OF THE EXISTING STREETS (ALTERATION) ORDINANCE, PASSED IN MAY 1970, AND TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE CODE, SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN ONE ORDINANCE, DEALING WITH ALL MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH NEW ROADWORKS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING TUNNELS, AS WELL AS WITH THE ALTERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EXISTING STREETWORKS.

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