The Precious Blood Congregation and the Presbyterian Church HK Presbytery will be given new school premises under the Supplementary School Allocation Exercise 2003.

The School Allocation Committee has processed 26 applications for the two school premises set aside for allocation under the exercise, the Education & Manpower Bureau said today.

The premises in Hing Wah Street West in Sham Shui Po is allocated to the Precious Blood Congregation for the reprovisioning of Tack Ching Girls' Middle School. Construction is expected to be completed this year.

The premises at Kau Hui, Yuen Long is allocated to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church HK Presbytery. The organisation will run an aided secondary school there for meeting projected demand in the district.

The estimated completion date of its construction is 2005. The participating school sponsoring bodies will be notified of the results of the applications.

The Government will enter into a Service Agreement with each of the successful applicants and the future School Management Committees for enhancing the schools' accountability in delivering quality education.