THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1988
"THE COMMISSION RECOGNISES THAT SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES GOVERNMENT SHARE THE
FOR MAINTAINING RESPONSIBILITY STANDARDS AND HOPES THAT THE UNIVERSITIES WILL THAT IS FAIR TO ALL HONG KONG'S STUDENTS,
AND THE EDUCATIONAL CO-OPERATE IN A WAY
HE ADDED.
THE SECOND MAJOR
SUBJECT
IN
REPORT THE
18 THE
FUTURE
OF
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
BENEFITS OF
THE COMMISSION HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE EDUCATIONAL A STRONG INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOL SECTOR SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.
AS
SCHOOLS SHOULD, CONTROLS, IN PARTICULAR
THE COMMISSION ALSO BELIEVES THAT PRIVATE FAR AS POSSIBLE, OPERATE FREE OF GOVERNMENT OVER FEES.
"THE COMMISSION HOPES THAT THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS ALTERNATIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVOLVE INTO A GENUINE SECTOR," THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE
REPORT
RECOMMENDS
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC
THAT
A
NEW "DIRECT SCHOOLS WHICH
TO ACHIEVE THIS SUBSIDY SCHEME" (DSS) SHOULD BE INTRODUCED FOR PRIVATE ATTAIN A HIGH EDUCATIONAL STANDARD.
ADMISSION TO THE DSS WILL
REQUISITE SCHOOLS WHICH REACH THE
BB OPEN TO ALL EXISTING
STANDARDS AS WELL AS TO
PRIVATE AIDED
SCHOOLS.
PARENTAL CHOICE AND
"THE COMMISSION
EXPECTS THAT
STATUS SCHOOLS TO A LEVEL COMPARABLE TO THAT IN OTHER THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IMPROVE THE
THE NEW
AND
WILL WIDEN SCHEME
OF STANDARDS
PRIVATE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES,
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UNDER THE PROPOSALS, SCHOOLS IN THE DSS WILL THEIR OWN CURRICULA.
BE
FREE ΤΟ SET
PARENTS
SCHOOLS WHICH
WILL THE SCHEME GIVING DETAILS
THEIR ΤΟ
SUIT BEST
BE REQUIRED OF THE SCHOOL'S
ΤΟ DECIDE TO HELP
IN CHILDREN'S NEEDS, EACH SCHOOL PUBLISH AN ANNUAL PROSPECTUS, CURRICULUM, ACADEMIC RESULTS AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
THE INTRODUCTION
AT
TO COMMITMENT
AND GOVERNMENT
OF THE PROVIDE AIDED
THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT DSS WOULD IN NO WAY AFFECT THE GOVERNMENT'S PLACES OF AN
HIGH STANDARD INCREASINGLY SCHOOLS TO ALL THOSE WHO REQUIRE THEM.
LONGER BR USED AS UNDER THE DSS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL NO BUFFER AGAINST FLUCTUATION IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR SCHOOL PLACES.
A
THE EXISTING