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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992

"QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED IN THE CENSUS WERE DESTROYED IN ORDER THEIR TO DISPEL ANY POSSIBLE ANXIETY WHICH THE PUBLIC MIGHT HAVE OVER FUTURE USE," HE SAID.

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ANY IDENTIFICATIONS OF ENUMERATED INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRES WERE NOT ENTERED INTO COMPUTER, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

120 VMS RETURN TO VIETNAM

A GROUP OF 120 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED то VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 56 MEN, 26 WOMEN, 21 BOYS AND 17

THE 92ND BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

GIRLS, THEY WERE

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 2,085 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 16,064 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

PLACES AVAILABLE AT GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS

A NUMBER OF PLACES IN PRIMARY TWO TO SIX CLASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN AT VARIOUS GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR STARTING SEPTEMBER.

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID CHILDREN AGED SIX YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS OR OVER ON SEPTEMBER 1 THIS YEAR COULD APPLY FOR ADMISSION.

A NOTICE INDICATING THE PRIMARY TWO TO SIX VACANCIES WILL BE PUT UP AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THESE SCHOOLS. APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THESE SCHOOLS FROM MARCH 3 (TUESDAY) TO MARCH 10, EXCEPT SUNDAY.

THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED PARENTS TO RETURN THE COMPLETED FORMS TO THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE ON OR BEFORE MARCH 10.

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS WILL BE MADE ON MARCH 17.

CHILDREN WILL NORMALLY BE ADMITTED TO SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT WHERE THEY LIVE, HE SAID.

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'CONSIDERATION WILL ALSO BE TAKEN TO ENSURE CHILDREN FROM THE SAME FAMILY WILL NOT BE SEPARATED, HE ADDED.

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APPLICATION FORMS ARE FREE AND NO ENTRANCE FEE IS ADMISSION TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

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