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Subject

15. Secondary School

Expansion Programme

16. Implementation

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of the proposals of the 1981 White Paper Primary

Education

17. Implementation

of the proposals of the 1981

White Paper Pre-primary Services

Purpose

To ensure that the approved secondary schools building programme proceeds on schedule.

To ensure the implementation of the proposals.

To ensure the implementation of the proposals.

Progress made and present position

The Schools Building Review Committee met on 5 October 1982 and the Schools Building Programme is being revised to take account of progress on school development.

(a) Primary One Admission scheme

widely publicised and the first stage, dealing with discretionary places, is under way.

(b) The FCai proposing the provision

of free transport for children attending central primary schools in the New Territories is being finalised.

Meetings have been held with the Alliance of Early Childhood Educational Groups and D of E proposes to set up a Kindergarten Advisory Board to consider registration of baby classes and to act as a channel of communication between the operators and the Government.

Next quarter target

To continue to monitor the school building programme.

(a) Monitor progress of discretionary and, subsequently, centrally allocated places.

(b) Submit proposal to

Finance Committee and, subject to its views, begin implementation.

To finalise proposals for standards for baby classe and submit them to ExCo and LegCo.

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