THE Government may allow Chinese independent school students who are selected to attend national service training to defer a year in undergoing the training, Nanyang Siang Pau reported.
The daily quoted Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak that this was because Chinese independent schools had a six-year programme instead of the five years in government secondary schools.
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