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SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER : Sir, a survey was

conducted in

in relation to

to similar methods adopted in the

north-western New Territories and did come to the

conclusion that the quality of education was not

affected. Whether you call it objective or subjective,

these things as objectively as they can but

obviously an element of subjective judgement

people do

there is

involved.

MR. ANDREW WONG : Sir, I might be the culprit because I

asked the original question on 3 June 1987. May I refer

to the Secretary's answer when he says,

population projections are accurate.

'assuming that the

May I ask what sort

of population projections is the Secretary relying on in

terms of total population for the New Territories East by

1991, and the Form I population by 1991?

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In

answering the original question Mr. Michelangelo

PAGLIARI said that 12 new schools would be built by 1993.

Mr. BRIDGE is saying that seven new schools will. be

completed by September 1991. May I ask why only seven

and not 12? And is the Government prepared to build only

schools by 1991 and then four schools within the

following two years from 1991 to 1993?

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