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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1994

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EDUCATION

LEUNG SAID BEFORE A SITE WAS RELEASED, THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ENSURE THAT ANOTHER SITE WAS AVAILABLE TO MEET DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOL PLACES IF THERE WAS SUCH DEMAND.

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"WHERE SUCH ADDITIONAL DEMAND RELATES TO PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES, DEPARTMENT WILL, IN THE FINAL SELECTION OF AN ALTERNATIVE SITE, TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE VIEWS OF THE RESIDENTS CONCERNED, IN ADDITION TO SUCH OTHER FACTORS AS LOCATION, SIZE AND ENVIRONMENT.

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HE SAID FROM TIME TO TIME THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A REVIEW ON

THE STOCK OF SITES RESERVED FOR SCHOOLS INCLUDING THEIR CONTINUED NEED AND SUITABILITY.

ON PRIMARY SCHOOL PROVISION, MR LEUNG EXPLAINED THAT THE TERRITORY WAS DIVIDED INTO 72 SCHOOL ZONES WHICH WERE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS.

"WITHIN BACH ZONE, SCHOOLS ARE PROVIDED CLOSE

то POPULATION CENTRES. THE QUESTION OF REMOTENESS AND HENCE INCONVENIENCE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN DOES NOT, THEREFORE, ARISE.”

REGARDING SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES, MR LEUNG SAID THEY WERE PROVIDED ON A TERRITORY-WIDE BASIS.

"IN BUILDING NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS, CONSIDERATION IS ALWAYS GIVEN TO SITING THEM IN DISTRICTS WHERE THERE IS A SHORTFALL OF PLACES AND LOCATIONS CLOSE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES, MR LEUNG SAID.

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HKIED TO REVIEW ADMISSION CRITERIA

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (HKIED) WILL BE SHORTLY REVIRWING THE EXISTING ADMISSION CRITERIA, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

(WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG, MR LEUNG SAID THE REVIEW WOULD CONSIDER WHAT ADJUSTMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO UPGRADE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENT TO AN ALL SECONDARY 7 ENTRY AND LINK UP WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF A DEGREE PROGRAMME IN THE NEAR

FUTURE.

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INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW WILL BE AN ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE EXISTING CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION COURSES CAN COUNT TOWARDS THE DEGREE PROGRAMME, MR LEUNG SAID.

HE SAID THE ADMISSION CRITERIA ADOPTED BY THE HKIED IN THE 1994 ADMISSION EXERCISE WERE THE SAME AS THOSE INTRODUCED BY THE FOUR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SEPTEMBER 1993.

THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS ADMITTED UNDER THESE CRITERIA

IS BEING MONITORED.

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