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TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1992

TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO RUN WHOLE-DAY CLASSES

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TWO GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS THAT ARE OPERATING BISESSIONAL CLASSES WILL CHANGE TO WHOLE-DAY OPERATION STARTING THIS SEPTEMBER.

KONG,

THEY ARE THE KAI TAK SCHOOL IN HONG KEUNG STREET, SAN PO AND KOWLOON DOCKS MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN TSING CHAU STREET, HUNG HOM.

AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT WHOLE-DAY ALWAYS BEEN THE TARGET OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THE

SCHOOLING HAD

IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIMARY EDUCATION.

HE SAID THE "FORMAL" EDUCATION SYSTEM GAVE TEACHERS MORE TIME TO CONDUCT MORAL EDUCATION AND TO ARRANGE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS.

**IT ALSO PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES ΤΟ COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS AND TO OFFER ADVICE AND CARE TO STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY, HE ADDED.

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THE PROVISIONAL SCHOOL HOURS OF WHOLE-DAY OPERATION ARE:

* SUMMER SESSION (SEPTEMBER, MAY TO JULY):

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

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FROM 8 AM TO 1.15 PM

* WINTER SESSION (OCTOBER TO APRIL):

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

FROM 8.30 AM TO 3 PM

(LUNCH BREAK FROM 12.15 PM TO 1.25 PM)

IN A CIRCULAR ISSUED TO PARENTS YESTERDAY (MONDAY), THE HEADMASTER/HEADMISTRESS OF BOTH SCHOOLS EARNESTLY HOPED THAT THEY WOULD ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES IN THE SCHOOLS.

BUT ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE MADE TO TRANSFER THOSE NOT WISHING TO ATTEND WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING TO THE WONG TAI SIN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY OR PM SCHOOL AM OR PM SESSIONS/HUNG HOM GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL AM SESSIONS.

PARENTS WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE A REPLY SLIP, INDICATING THEIR OPTION, AND RETURN IT TO THE SCHOOLS BEFORE NEXT TUESDAY (MAY 12).

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