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The Education Department has received five complaints today about schools not following the admission procedure.

Meanwhile, the department's central hotline (2782 7037-9 and 2782 7340) and the 19 district education offices handled about 256 and 712 enquiries respectively on the Admission Procedure today.

The hotline will continue to operate from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm on weekdays and 9 am to noon on Saturdays.

Up to 5.30 pm today, the department's Careers Education Centre had received 667 visitors and handled 317 telephone enquiries on matters relating to the release of the HKCEE results.

The centre at Room 206 of the Mongkok Government Offices at 30 Luen Wanı Street, Mong Kok, provides students with materials on opportunities for further studies and training and information on various professions.

Students are reminded that the centre will extend its opening hours without a break from 8.45 am to 5.30 pm until August 12 and that an educational counsellor can be reached on 2712 7958 during the period.

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Third issue of MTRC notes tender to be held

Tender for the third issue of Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) notes will be held on August 15 (Thursday), the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (Friday).

An amount of $500 million in MTRC notes will be offered for settlement on August 16. The 5-year notes, which mature on August 16, 2001, will carry interest at the fixed rate of 7.35% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears. Terms and conditions of the issue are described fully in the information memorandum.

The $500 million MTRC notes issue is the third tranche of the MTRC Note Issuance Programme in which HKMA acts as the arranger, custodian, agent and operator.