TNAG-0473-FCO40-538-Hong-Kong-government-policy-on-education-1974 — Page 64

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1974

MR. LOBO ALSO SUGGESTED THAT ONE OR TWO BUILDINGS WITH SPECIAL FEATURES SHOULD BE PROVIDED THE NEW ESTATES TO UNDERTAKE WELFARE WORK SINCE THE NEW ESTATES WOULD BE FAR AWAY FROM NORMAL FACILITIES.

+ INCORPORATED IN THESE PLANS WE COULD IMPROVE FACILITIES FOR STUDY ROOMS TO OVERCOME THE EVER-INCREASING DIFFICULTIES WHICH STUDENTS FACE IN CARRYING OUT THEIR STUDIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER FAMILY ACTIVINES, HE SAID.

MR. LOBO APPRECIATED THAT THE MAIN DIFFICULTY IN THIS WOULD DE SUPERVISION, AND HE WONDERED WHETHER SOME ORGANISATION WOULD BE WILLING TO UNDERTAKE THIS. BUT SUCH FACILITIES, HE ADDED, WOULD BECOME MORE NECESSARY WITH THE PROVISION OF FREE SCHOOLING TO

IN ALL CHILDREN IN HONG KONG AND THE SHORT TERM, WOULD ELIMINATE OVERCROWDING OF EXISTING LIBRARIES AND AT THE AIRPORT WHICH HAS BECOME A POPULAR PLACE OF STUDY.

HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT DORMITORIES BE PROVIDER IN NEW ESTATES FOR SINGLE PERSONS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ROOM-SHARING.

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