TNAG-1724-FCO40-2437-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 220

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Conversion to whole-day operation is physically possible whenever a school building is vacant for half the day, or when the combined enrolment of both bisessional schools does not exceed the permitted capacity of the school building. At present there are 47 schools which could extend operation into the other half of the day, and the Director of Education is making efforts to persuade the school authorities to convert to whole-day operation. The combination of two school sessions sharing the same

same building presents rather more difficulties, but efforts are likewise being made to encourage whole-day operation.

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While in theory all the vacant classrooms could be used to hasten the extension of whole day schooling, in practice there are various constraints. For example, it is not desirable to require

require children to change schools; ПОГ is it desirable to force children to take up places

places outside their normal catchment area. The Administration will take all practical steps to extend whole-day schooling as circumstances permit.

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