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Following is a question by the Hon Audrey Eu Yuet-mee and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Professor Arthur K C Li, in the Legislative Council today (January 31):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council of the numbers (or provisional numbers) of students and classes in secondary and primary day schools in Hong Kong in the 2006/2007 school year, broken down by sector (including government, aided, Direct Subsidy Scheme, private and international schools) and by grade?
Reply:
Madam President,
Schools normally provide us with information on the enrolled students during the few months after the start of a school year and the data provided by individual schools will also have to be verified. Accordingly, at the present moment we are only in a position to provide the provisional number of students and operating classes in primary and secondary day schools broken down by sector and by grade in the 2006/07 school year. The information is set out in the Appendix.
Ends/Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Issued at HKT 13:40
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