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SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1989

APPLICATION FORMS FOR PRIMARY ONE PLACES

PARENTS WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR A PRIMARY ONE PLACE IN A PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM CAN OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO PRIMARY ONE IS OPEN TO ALL HONG KONG BELONGING CHILDREN WHO WERE BORN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31. 1984 AND WHO ARE NOT STUDYING IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL.

PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS CAN OBTAIN THE APPLICATION FORMS AND RELATED INFORMATION SHEETS FROM THE KINDERGARTENS, HE SAID.

FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS, THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN DISTRICT OFFICES AND OFFICES OF THE EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED то ONLY ONE GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL DIRECT IN WHICH THE PARENT WISHES TO APPLY FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE BETWEEN OCTOBER 2 AND 6.

THIS SCHOOL MAY EITHER BE WITHIN OR OUTSIDE. THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE FAMILY LIVES. PARENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SELECT A NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL IN ORDER TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY TRANSPORT PROBLEMS AND TO TAKE THE POINTS SYSTEM SELECTING THE SCHOOL.

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

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PARENTS ARE URGED TO NOTE THAT ONLY ONE APPLICATION FORM CAN BE SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF ANY ONE CHILD.

"IF PARENTS ARE FOUND TO HAVE APPLIED TO MORE THAN ONE GOVERNMENT OR AIDED SCHOOL, THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ELIGIBLE FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE. THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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PARENTS OF THOSE CHILDREN WHO CANNOT USE CHINESE AS THE LEARNING MEDIUM ARE REQUESTED TO SEEK ADVICE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT AT 269' QUEEN'S ROAD CAST. WAN CHAI, (TEL. NO. 5-724383), BEFORE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FORM.

SCHOOLS RECEIVING TOO FEW APPLICATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY PLACES MIGHT NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE PRIMARY ONE CLASSES, AND IN SUCH CASES, CHILDREN ALREADY ACCEPTED BY THESE SCHOOLS FOR DISCRETIONARY PLACES WILL HAVE TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY RE-ALLOCATED ΤΟ SOME OTHER SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE VACANC LES.

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