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WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1988
HOWEVER, IT WAS EXPECTED THAT PRIORITY WOULD BE GIVEN ΤΟ SCHOOL HEADS AND SENIOR TEACHERS BECAUSE OF THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE.
ON WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE MADE TO THE CAREER STRUCTURE OF THOSE PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADS, SENIOR TEACHERS AND TRACHERS WHO HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE, MR BRIDGE SAID:
"WE PROPOSE TO REGRADE HEADSHIP POSTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH 17 OR MORE CLASSES IN 1992, WHEN THE FIRST GROUP GRADUATES FROM THE COURSE.
"SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF FUNDS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THIS COUNCIL THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH 24 OR MORE CLASSES WILL THEN BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MAXIMUM SALARY THREE POINTS HIGHER THAN THEIR PRESENT MAXIMUM, BUT THESE THREE NEW SALARY POINTS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE HEADS WHO HAVE OBTAINED THE NEW QUALIFICATION."
PLANS TO UPGRADE COMMUNITY CENTRES IN PIPELINE
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS INTRODUCED A PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE BETTER FACILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRES AND TO PROMOTE THEIR USAGE, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD LIAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN ON THE LOW UTILISATION RATE OF SOME CENTRES, MR LIAO SAID A SURVEY CONDUCTED IN AUGUST LAST YEAR INDICATED THAT THE OVERALL UTILISATION RATE OF THE 44 COMMUNITY CENTRES WAS 73 PER CENT.
"WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED TO INSTALL AIR-CONDITIONING THE CENTRES AND REQUESTS FOR FUNDS TO UPGRADE THE EQUIPMENT CENTRES WILL BE SUBMITTED SHORTLY TO THE FINANCE BRANCH,
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IN ALL IN THESE HE SAID.
CONSIDERATION WAS ALSO BEING GIVEN TO REPROVISIONING SOME OF THE OLDER CENTRES, THE USAGE OF WHICH WAS BEING AFFECTED BY POOR DESIGN, ZE ADDED.
AS REGARDS 10 COMMUNITY CENTRES WHICH HAD A DAILY AVERAGE UTILISATION RATE OF BELOW 50 PER CENT, MR LIAO SAID EIGHT OF THEM WERE NOT PROVIDED WITH AIR-CONDITIONING WHILE TWO WERE PARTIALLY CLOSED AS WORK TO INSTALL AIR-CONDITIONING WAS IN PROGRESS.
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