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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1982

I AM SURE THE GOVERNOR WOULD WISH TO EXTEND GOOD WISHES TO ALL WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS SPECTACULAR DIVERSIFICATION OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY AND TO ALL WHO WILL WORK ON THIS DRILLING PLATFORM. I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS PLATFORM WILL PROVE A CREDIT TO EUROASIA SHIPYARD AND WILL BE A SOURCE OF SATISFACTION TO ITS OWNER, GLOBAL MARINE DRILLING INCORPORATED.

PRIMARY ONE APPLICATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE

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PARENTS WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR A PRIMARY ONE PLACE IN

A PUBLIC-SECTOR SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR UNDER THE NEW PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM MAY OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) UNTIL SEPTEMBER 18, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR FOR ADMISSION TO PRIMARY ONE ARE OPEN TO ALL LOCAL CHILDREN WHO WERE BORN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1977 AND WHO ARE NOT STUDYING IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL.

HE SAID THAT PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS MAY OBTAIN THE FORMS AND RELATED INFORMATION SHEETS FROM THE KINDERGARTENS.

FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS, THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN CITY DISTRICT OFF ICES, DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ALL OFFICES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 20 AND 25 TO ONLY ONE GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL IN WHICH THE PARENTS WISH TO APPLY FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE.

THIS SCHOOL MAY EITHER BE WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE FAMILY LIVES.

BUT THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT PARENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SELECT A NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL IN ORDER TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY TRANSPORT PROBLEMS AND TO TAKE THE POINTS SYSTEM INTO CONSIDERATION IN SELECTING THE SCHOOL.

GENERALLY, THE POINTS SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY AS WELL AS THE CHILD'S AGE.

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT ONLY ONE APPLICATION FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF ANY ONE CHILD.

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