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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1991

OF

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ON A

"HOWEVER, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE A COMPLETE BALANCE

DUE DISTRICT SUPPLY AND

EACH INDIVIDUAL

TO FREQUENT DEMAND IN DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES," HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO PROVIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES UP TO THE APPROVED TARGETS TERRITORY-WIDE BASIS.

EDUCATION

THE PLACES, ΤΟ COPE WITH HIGH DEMAND FOR SCHOOL

FORM CLASSES BY DEPARTMENT ADVISES SCHOOLS TO OPERATE MORE LOWER ADOPTING THE 8-8-8-4-4 CLASS STRUCTURE AT THE INITIAL STAGE.

OTHER MEASURES MAY INCLUDE ADVANCED OPENING OF NEW SCHOOLS BORROWED OR SHARED PREMISES.

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IN

TURNING TO SCHOOL PLACES IN TUEN MUN, MR CHAN SAID THE DISTRICT 30 AIDED SECONDARY AT PRESENT PROVIDED WITH TWO GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOLS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE OR WILL HAVE FLOATING CLASSES.

AND

AN OLD STANDARD-DESIGN SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH 24 CLASSROOMS 12 SPECIAL ROOMS CAN OPERATE A MAXIMUM OF 30 CLASSES (INCLUDING UP TO SECONDARY SCHOOL SIX FLOATING CLASSES) WHILE A NEW STANDARD-DESIGN WITH 26 CLASSROOMS AND 14 SPECIAL ROOMS CAN OPERATE A MAXIMUM CLASSES (INCLUDING UP TO FOUR FLOATING CLASSES) IF NECESSARY.

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IN THE CASE OF SURPLUS SCHOOL PLACES BEING FOUND, THE NUMBER OF FLOATING CLASSES WILL BE REDUCED.

ESTIMATED DEMAND NEXT DECADE, SINCE

MR CHAN SAID IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE THE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN TUEN MUN IN THE DEMAND FIGURES ARE CALCULATED FOR THE TERRITORY AS A WHOLE AND NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS.

SECONDARY 1 PLACES ALLOCATION PLACES

FIGURE STOOD AT PLACES WERE

AS AT THIS YEAR, THE DEMAND FIGURE FOR (WHICH REPRESENTED THE ACTUAL SECONDARY SCHOOL FIGURE) IN TUEN MUN WAS 9,224 WHILE THE PROVISION

AT 8,239.

THE SAME TIME, 36,700 SECONDARY 1-7 AVAILABLE.

SCHOOL

SECONDARY 6,960

"AT PRESENT, THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUILD SIX MORE SCHOOLS IN TUEN MUN IN THE NEXT DECADE PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL PLACES," HE ADDED.

GOVT INTENDS TO BETTER WAGE PROTECTION TO IMPORTED WORKERS

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AMENDMENTS THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO PROPOSE LEGISLATIVE INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY THE PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES RELATING TO UNLAWFUL DEDUCTION AND UNDERPAYMENT OF WAGES PAYABLE TO IMPORTED WORKERS.

THIS WAS

STATED

TODAY

(WEDNESDAY)

BY THE

FOR

SECRETARY EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN' CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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