The Church Of Christ In China Cheung Chau Church Kam Kong Primary School was earlier received a letter from the Education Bureau that it will have no primary one class in the new school year starting September.

Chu described the move as ridiculous when speaking on a radio program on Wednesday. He stated that the school was only one student short of the 16 pupils required to start a class, and the problem could be solved if allocating a pupil from another school or exercised discretion to allow the operation of the class.

Speaking on the same program, the vice chairman of the New Territories School Heads Association Chu Wai-lam said many districts are facing the problem of class reduction due to the emigration tide, while some students have chosen to study in international schools or direct subsidy schools.

He also called on the bureau to lower the number of students per class from 25 to 20, so that more schools can continue to operate.