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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1992

HE SAID 12 OF THE NUNG GROUP HAD BEEN SCREENED-IN BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS REFUGEES, THE UNHOR HAD EXERCISED THEIR MANDATE IN RESPECT OF THREE FURTHER CASES.

AN ADDITIONAL FIVE WERE UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION FOR REFUGEE STATUS BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NORMAL. STATUS DETERMINATION PROCESS.

MR BRESNIHAN SAID A REPLY HAD BEEN ISSUED TO ASIA WATCH THIS MORNING RELATING TO THE NUNG GROUP. THE OTHER ISSUES RAISED IN THEIR SUBMISSION WERE UNDER CONSIDERATION AND A FURTHER REPLY WOULD BE SENT TO ASIA WATCH AT A LATER DATE.

63,253 ALLOCATED SUBSIDISED SECONDARY 4 PLACES

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THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ALLOCATED SUBSIDISED SECONDARY PLACES AND POST-SECONDARY 3 CRAFT COURSE PLACES THIS YEAR IS 89.97 PER CENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE JUNTOR SECONDARY ASSESSMENT (JSEA), THE SPOKESMAN SAID 75,702 STUDENTS TOOK YEAR.

EDUCATION PART THIS

APART FROM 954 STUDENTS WHO HAVE OPTED OUT DURING THE YEAR, 63,253 HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED SUBSIDISED SECONDARY 4 PLACES, INCLUDING 55,324 WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED IN THEIR OWN SCHOOLS.

"IN ADDITION, 3,999 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED POST-SECONDARY 3 CRAFT COURSE PLACES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FULL-TIME

HE ADVISED STUDENTS TO RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL SCHOOLS TO CHECK THE ALLOCATION RESULTS ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 6).

TECHNICAL

GIVEN A

STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO OTHER SCHOOLS OR INSTITUTES OR INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRES WILL EACH BE REGISTRATION FORM WHICH MUST BE SUBMITTED ΤΟ THE DESIGNATED SCHOOL DURING REGISTRATION THE FOLLOWING DAY (FRIDAY).

FOR REGISTRATION, STUDENTS SHOULD BRING WITH THEM:

* THE REGISTRATION FORM;

* THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD;

* TWO RECENT PASSPORT-SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS; AND

* ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER ONE MONTH'S SCHOOL FEE WHICH MAY BE

REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOL.

/STUDENTS FAILING