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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

for ORAL answer on 6th April 1970

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Hong Kong

The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Office through your Under-Secretary by

34 Noon Sunday 2413

*La/Co. Mr. John Rankin (Glasgow, Govan): To ask the

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will consult with the Government of Hong Kong with a view to introducing free primary education for all children within the ages of six to 13 years: and how many young persons in that age group are not, at present, att nding school.

M. Evan Luard,

It is the Hong Kong Government's aim to provide free

primary education for all who desire it and we are in constant

touch with the Hong Kong Government about this issue.

are about 60,000 children of primary school age net at present

attending school. It is not possible

how

many

children

to

There

say precisely

age

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of primary school not at present attending school until the outcome of next year's census is karon. But ther tok. I hamber & places available in Grantment and

of Subsidised primary schools is expected (t exceed by the end of this yet the estimated number of children 1 primary school age desining places in

Such schools.

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