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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1980
IN THE FIELD OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, HE SAID, THE PROVISION OF HEARING TESTS AND EDUCATIONAL APTITUDE TESTS FOR PRIMARY I PUPILS WILL BE FULLY ACHIEVED IN 1980-81, WHILE THE FULL EXTENT OF DEMAND FOR VISION TESTS FOR THESE PUPILS WILL ALSO BE MET.
AN ADDITIONAL 3 741 PLACES WILL BE PROVIDED IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CLASSES, AND IN RESOURCE CLASSES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH PLACES TO MORE THAN 26 500.
FOR THE TWO UNIVERSITIES AND THE POLYTECHNIC, IN ADDITION TO $403 MILLION PROVIDED IN APPROVED RECURRENT GRANTS, THE DRAFT ESTIMATES INCLUDE PROVISION FOR EARMARKED RECURRENT GRANTS TOTALLING $35.2 MILLION, OF WHICH $19.5 MILLION IS FOR THE SETTING UP OF A DENTAL SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, SIR PHILIP POINTED OUT.
THE DENTAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, WAS DUE FOR COMPLETION IN TIME FOR THE FIRST INTAKE OF 80 STUDENTS THIS SEPTEMBER, HE ADDED.
THE UNIVERSITIES AND THE POLYTECHNIC, HE SAID, WERE COMMITTED TO MAJOR CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME, BOTH IN RESPECT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL TEACHING AND STUDENT AMENITY BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS STAFF QUARTERS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. FOR THIS, THE DRAFT ESTIMATES PROVIDE $287 MILLION FOR THE FUNDING OF CAPITAL ITEMS IN 1980-81.
AS FOR STUDENT LOANS HE EXPECTED THAT GROSS PAYMENTS OF SOME $53.8 MILLION WILL BE MADE FOR THE 1980-81 ACADEMIC YEAR.
$1 502M TO BE SPENT ON LAW AND ORDER
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON SAID THE 1980-81 DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR EXPENDITURE ON LAW AND ORDER WAS $1 502 MILLION, REPRESENTING 8.3 PER CENT OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE.
OF THE TOTAL, $979 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $731 MILLION APPROVED IN THE 1979-80 FISCAL YEAR, WILL GO TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
SPEAKING ON THE FORCE, SIR PHILIP SAID THE PROCESS OF CONSOLIDATION WITHIN THE FORCE CONTINUED DURING 1979-80.
HE SAID POLICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WERE EXPANDED TO INCREASE PLANNING CAPABILITY AND POLICE HEADQUARTERS WAS REORGANISED.
THIS HAS BEEN FOLLOWED BY A MANPOWER DEPLOYMENT STUDY OF COMMANDS AT DISTRICT AND DIVISIONAL LEVELS. THE FORCE CONTINUED TO EXPAND FROM THE APPROVED 1979-80 ESTABLISHMENT OF 22 687
INCLUDING 3 617 CIVILIANS) TO THE 1980-81 ESTIMATES OF 24 769 INCLUDING 3 884 CIVILIANS).
/SIR PHILIP
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