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Each year, the event has attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators, some even from overseas, the spokesman said.

Expressions of interest should be sent in writing to the Secretary for Recreation and Culture (SRC), 41st floor, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai.

They will be considered by the Fireworks Vetting Committee to be chaired by the SRC, with representatives from the two municipal councils and a number of departments and branches.

Enquiries can be made at RCB on 2594 5657 during office hours.

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Central allocation of primary one places

All children who have applied for a public-sector primary one place but have not secured a discretionary place will be centrally allocated to a government or aided primary school for school entry in September.

Parents will receive a letter from the Primary One Admission Unit of the Education Department requesting them to go to a specified distribution and collection centre to collect a "choice of schools" form and a list of all government and aided primary schools in their home school net from Saturday (March 9) to March 11 (Monday) from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm.

Senior Education Officer (Primary One Admission), Mrs Pak Au Tak-chuen, reminded parents to return the completed forms to the same centre within the specified period.

All distribution and collection centres will remain open during the specified time on Sunday (March 10).

If parents have not received the letter by Friday (March 8), they should contact the Primary One Admission Unit on 2832 7700 immediately.

"The central allocation of primary one places is solely based on parents' choices with no reference to the points system", Mrs Pak said.