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FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1988

70 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PIPELINE

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS BUILDING OR PLANNING ΤΟ BUILD 70 STANDARD SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO COPE

THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR SCHOOL PLACES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

THE SCHOOLS ARR THIS YEAR AND 1993-94.

SCHEDULED

FOR COMPLETION BETWEEN SEPTEMBER

THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE SCHOOLS ARE LISTED UNDER THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMME.

THE REMAINING 33 COME UNDER THE REPROVISIONING PROGRAMME.

THROUGH THIS PROGRAMME SUB-STANDARD GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, MAINLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE THERE IS A SURPLUS PLACES, WILL BE REPROVISIONED TO AREAS WHERE THERE IS A SHORTFall.

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THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE 70 SCHOOLS IS AS FOLLOWS:

SHA TIN

TUEN MUN

YUEN LONG

TAI PO

17

14

13

7

4

4

TSUEN WAN AND KWAI TSING

3

KOWLOON

4

NORTH

SAI KUNG AND JUNK BAY

HONG KONG ISLAND

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THREE SCHOOLS, WOULD COME ON STREAM NEXT MONTH.

WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL, THESE SCHOOLS WILL ADDITIONAL 11,000 PUBLIC SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES.

SAID. 10 NEW PREVOCATIONAL

PROVIDE AN

THREE OF THESE SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN TUEN MUN AND TWO IN KWUN TONG. THE REMAINING FIVE ARE IN YUEN LONG, FANLING, TAI PO, SHA TIN AND JUNK BAY.

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