FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1983
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TWO PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO BE FULLY-AIDED
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS RECENTLY GIVEN APPROVAL FOR THE TURNING OF TWO PRIVATE NON-PROF IT-MAKING SECONDARY SCHOOLS INTO FULLY-AIDED INSTITUTIONS FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THEY ARE THE HONG KONG BUDDHIST SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SHAM SHUI PO AND SUNG LAN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN WAN CHAI.
AFTER ACHIEVING FULLY-AIDED STATUS, THESE TWO SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE A TOTAL OF NEARLY $9 MILLION EACH YEAR FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THE CONVERSION BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NON-PROFIT-MAKING PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHICH BECAME FULLY-AIDED TO 62 31NCE THE GOVERNMENT OPENED THE DOOR IN JUNE 1979.
THE OFFER WAS MADE AFTER THE 1978 WHITE PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION RECOMMENDED THAT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD RAISE THOSE PRIVATE NON-PROFIT-MAKING SCHOOLS WHICH WERE SUITABLE AND WILLING, TO FULLY-AIDED STATUS.
ONCE A SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED THIS STATUS, IT WILL RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT BY WHICH IT WILL BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE SALARIES OF TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF, AND TO BUY NEW TEACHING EQUIPMENT.
NEVERTHELESS, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT FULLY-AIDED SCHOOLS ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE CODE OF AID WHICH, WHILE GIVING THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES WIDESPREAD FREEDOM IN ADMINISTERING THE IR INSTITUTES, ENSURES THAT TAXPAYERS' MONEY ARE PROPERLY SPENT.
REVISED FEES COME INTO EFFECT TODAY
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THE FEES FOR MANUFACTURING, STORING, MOVING OR USING EXPLOSIVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED FROM TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE NEW FEES ARE PRESCRIBED IN THE DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1983 AND THE DANGEROUS GOODS (GOVERNMENT EXPLOSIVES DEPOTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1983, BOTH OF WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS INCREASE THE FEES FOR LICENCES AND PERMITS RELATING TO MANUFACTURING, STORING, MOVING AND USING VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF EXPLOSIVES.
THE OTHER REGULATIONS INCREASE THE FEES IN RESPECT OF THE STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIVES ACCESSORIES IN GOVERNMENT EXPLOSIVES DEPOTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE OLD FEES, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, WERE REVISED AS A RESULT OF A COST REVIEW WHICH SHOWED THAT THEY WERE INSUFFICIENT TO COVER THE FULL COST OF THE SERVICES.
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