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Wednesday, January 28, 1970.

But this would in no way affect attainment of the planned

target of providing a place in Government or aided primary schools by

1971 for every child of primary school age seeking such a place.

He gave the total enrolment in Government and aided primary

schools at the beginning of the present school year as 522,000 compared

to 402,400 in September 1968.

Mr. Fung also asked for a progress report on the expansion

of secondary school places, and whether any policy had been worked out

to meet current and future demands for secondary education.

Implementation Of Policy

Mr. Canning said in September last year there was a total of

nearly 65,000 secondary school places in Government and aided schools,

and he expected that by September this year there would be an increase

of at least 10,000 places, with a further 15,000 by September next

and a further 17,000 places by September, 1972.

year

These figures reflected the "successful implementation of the

Government's existing policies."

Proposals were being prepared to establish new targets for

post-primary places in accordance with the needs of the 1970s and

they would soon be set before the Board of Education and the Council for

their consideration.

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