TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1977
$38.4 MILLION FOR SALARIES GRANT TO ASSISTED PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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THE SALARIES OF ALL APPROVED TEACHERS IN THE 36 ASSISTED PRIVATE NON-PROFIT-MAKING SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE MET BY THE GOVERNMENT IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AT THE START OF A FURTHER STAGE OF THE PHASED CONVERSION OF THESE SCHOOLS TO FULLY SUBSIDISED STATUS UNDER THE CODE OF AID FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE PROVISION OF $38,422,000 HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 1977-78 DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE TO MEET THIS COMMITMENT.
AT PRESENT THE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO TEACHERS IN THESE ASSISTED PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS 75 PER CENT OF EACH TEACHER'S ACTUAL SALARY ENTITLEMENT. THE REMAINING 25 PER CENT IS PAID BY THE SCHOOL.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DRAFT ESTIMATES ALSO PROVIDED FOR EXPENDITURE OF $3,207,000 AS CAPITATION GRANT FOR THE 36 SCHOOLS IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR.
HE SAID THAT THE FINAL STAGE OF THE PHASED CONVERSION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1978, WHEN THE SCHOOLS WILL BE GIVEN ALL THE OTHER GRANTS UNDER THE CODE OF AID FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
THE CONVERSION SCHEME WAS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 18, 1974.
DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
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THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCES PASSED ON JULY 8, 1976 ON TANG LUNG-BIU, NGAI WAI-WOON ALIAS NG WAI AND LI SHING ALIAS LI CHUEN-MAN SHOULD BE COMMUTED
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN EACH CASE.
ALL OF THEM WERE FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF LI CHEUK-KWAI.
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