Hong Kong education authorities have apologised after parents received SMS notifications of their children’s primary school allocations a day ahead of the official announcement, stressing that the results to be released on Wednesday should be treated as final.
Some parents were left confused on Tuesday following text messages that listed the correct school choices but the wrong calendar year. The Education Bureau’s hotline was inundated with calls from parents seeking clarification.
The bureau said the SMS notifications were sent due to a system glitch.
“The bureau urges parents to disregard the SMS messages sent this morning. Official school allocation results will be issued via SMS on June 3,” the spokesman said.
“The bureau has rectified the system and apologises for any inconvenience caused to parents.”
Parents were asked to provide a mobile phone number if they agreed to receive central allocation results via SMS on Wednesday, June 3.
