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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1984

THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICER, MR RON CROSS, SAID IN VIEW OF THE POOR LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE BOAT DWELLERS AND THE AVAILABILITY IN TUEN MUN OF PUBLIC HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE PROPOSED TO GO AHEAD IMMEDIATELY WITH THE CLEARANCE OPERATION.

+THIS PROPOSAL WAS ENDORSED BY THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE,+ HE SAID.

THE CLEARANCE SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN APRIL, BY WHICH TIME MR CROSS SAID THE ENVIRONMENT, BOTH FOR BOAT DWELLERS AND RESIDENTS IN NEARBY SAM SHING HUI AND ON TING ESTATES, AS WELL AS FOR ALL THOSE TRAVELLING THROUGH THIS AREA OF THE NEW TOWN, WOULD BE MUCH IMPROVED.

THE TOTAL COST OF THE CLEARANCE, INCLUDING DESTRUCTION OF BOATS, IS $1.8 MILLION.

PARENTS REMINDED ABOUT SCHOOL FORMS *****

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) REMINDED PARENTS OF CHILDREN TAKING PART IN THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM'S CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PLACES THAT WEDNESDAY (MARCH 28) WILL BE THE LAST DAY FOR THEM TO RETURN THEIR COMPLETED +CHOICE OF SCHOOLS FORMS.

THE PARENTS HAD EARLIER BEEN ASKED TO GO TO A SPECIFIED CENTRE BETWEEN MARCH 25 AND 28 TO COLLECT A CHOICE OF SCHOOLS+ FORM AND A LIST OF ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT.

+THE COMPLETED FORM SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SPECIFIED CENTRE DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PARENTS WHO HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN FILLING THE FORM SHOULD CONTACT THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT AT TEL. NO. 5-724383.

PARENTS WHO HAVE MOVED HOUSE RECENTLY OR ARE PLANNING TO MOVE HOUSE SOON SHOULD ALSO INFORM THE UNIT SO THAT ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO ALLOCATE A PLACE TO THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR NEW HOME DISTRICT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

RESULTS OF THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PLACES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN LATE JUNE.

PARENTS WILL BE ASKED BY THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT TO COLLECT AN ALLOCATION SLIP ON A SPECIFIED DATE FROM THEIR OWN CENTRE AND TO REGISTER WITH THE SCHOOL ALLOCATED AT THE TIME AND DATE AS INDICATED ON THE SLIP.

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