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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1990

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"SOME CONCERN HAS BEEN EXPRESSED ON THE REPROVISIONING NEAR FUTURE OF THE YUEN LONG CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE YUEN LONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NO. 2 SCHOOL AND THAT STUDENTS WOULD HAVE BE RELOCATED TO OTHER SCHOOLS,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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BUT, HE SAID, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED THAT YUEN LONG ESTATE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR ROLLING PROGRAMME AND THAT REDEVELOPMENT WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IN THE NEXT NINE OR 10 YEARS.

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"THE PARENTS OBJECTING TO THEIR CHILDREN BEING THE NEARBY YUEN LONG ESTATE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN TOLD AT A THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON JULY 20, AND IN A LETTER THEIR WRITTEN REQUEST FOR RELOCATION, THAT THE PRIMARY SYSTEM EMPHASISES SENDING CHILDREN TO SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE FROM THEIR HOMES, HE SAID.

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THE DEPARTMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, UNDERSTOOD THEIR DESIRE FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO STUDY IN MORE CONVENIENT LOCATIONS, SUCH AS IN SCHOOLS IN THEIR ESTATE.

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ENLARGING CLASSES IN LONG PING ESTATE SCHOOLS WOULD BE TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND THEIR REQUEST TO MAKE USE OF VACANT CLASSROOMS WOULD ALSO BE UNFAIR TO THE CHILDREN OF ABOUT 500 FAMILIES WHO WILL BE MOVING IN LATER THIS YEAR, HE SAID.

THE YUEN LONG CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE YUEN LONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NO. 2 PRIMARY SCHOOL WHERE ABOUT 100 LONG PING ESTATE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO ARE OF STANDARD 24-CLASSROOM DESIGN.

SCHEDULED TOILET REFURBISHING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THE TWO SCHOOLS AND EXTERNAL REDECORATION WILL PROCEED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

"THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL ALSO PLANS TO INSTALL AIR-CONDITIONERS IN THE CLASSROOMS ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE SIX-STOREY BUILDING WITHIN TWO YEARS OUT OF ITS OWN FUNDS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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HE ALSO SAID THAT THE YUEN LONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SCHOOL IS NOTED FOR ITS MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND ITS SCHOOL BAND HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAIN FEATURES IN MANY PUBLIC FUNCTIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND IN THE URBAN AREAS.

ON TRAVELLING TO AND FROM SCHOOL, THE SPOKESMAN SCHOOLS HAVE TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE NOT WISHING ΤΟ LESS THAN 15-MINUTE WALK FROM LONG PING ESTATE.

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"THE SCHOOLS HAVE A LONG AND WELL-KNOWN HISTORY IN THE DISTRICT AND PARENTS CAN REST ASSURED THAT THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF,' HE SAID.

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