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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1993

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PROJECTS, KONG,

THESE CRUCIAL

AM EXTREMELY HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THEIR ROLE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG

HE ADDED.

AT THE CEREMONY, HE UNVEILED A PLAQUE TO MARK HIS VISIT TO BRIDGE SITE AND HIS RETIREMENT.

THE CEREMONY WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF LANTAU FIXED CROSSING, MR H S KWONG.

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WAS HOSTED BY THE CONTRACTOR, THE ANGLO CONSTRUCTION JOINT VENTURE AND THE CONSULTANT ENGINEER PROJECT, MOTT MACDONALD HONG KONG LIMITED.

THE

THE

JAPANESE FOR THE

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42,000 PRIMARY 1 DISCRETIONARY PLACES TAKEN

ABOUT

42,000 OUT OF 71,000 APPLICANTS OBTAINING A DISCRETIONARY PRIMARY ONE PLACE AT GOVERNMENT

HAVE SUCCEEDED IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

AND AIDED

RESULTS FOR SCHOOL ENTRY IN SEPTEMBER RELEASED ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 3) BY THESE SCHOOLS.

NEXT YEAR WILL BE

UNDER

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM, A GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL CAN ADMIT CHILDREN TO FILL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 65 TOTAL PRIMARY ONE PLACES AT ITS OWN DISCRETION.

PER CENT OF ITS

"THE REMAINING 35 PER CENT OF PLACES WILL BE CENTRAL ALLOCATION AT A LATER STAGE,'

IT THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

RESERVED FOR

NO MATTER WHETHER OR NOT THEIR CHILDREN HAD BEEN INTERVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL, HE ADVISED PARENTS TO GO BACK TO THE SCHOOL TO WHICH HAD APPLIED FOR A DISCRETIONARY PLACE ON FRIDAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5

THEY ON ON SATURDAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON TO FIND OUT THE RESULTS,

PM

TAKE PLACE ON

REGISTRATION OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL DECEMBER 6 AND 7 (MONDAY AND TUESDAY) DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

"PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN OFFERED A PRIMARY 1 PLACE ARE ADVISED TO NOTE CAREFULLY THE REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, SUCH AS PARENT'S COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR PRINARY ONE ADMISSION AND THE NUMBER OF PHOTOS TO BE BROUGHT ALONG FORM TO THE SCHOOL, HE SAID,

..

REGISTRATION OF THE CHILD WITH THE SCHOOL WILL BE REGARDED BINDING ON BOTH THE SCHOOL AND THE PARENT.

AS

PARENTS WHO CANNOT REGISTER THEIR CHILD WITH THE SCHOOL THE SPECIFIED PERIOD SHOULD NOTIFY THE SCHOOL OR THROUGH THE ONE ADMISSION UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (TEL 572 4383) TO ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

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PRIMARY MAKE

"IF THEY PAIL TO DO THIS, THEY WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN THE DISCRETIONARY PLACE OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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