THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1988
FUNDS FOR CHINESE TEXTBOOKS AWARD SCHEME APPROVED
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS AGREED TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR PHASE II BY THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS OF THE INCENTIVE AWARD SCHEME RECOMMENDED
COMMITTEE.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TEXTBOOKS IN
IT WILL ALLOCATE $3.6 MILLION AS PUBLISHERS ON THE PROVISION OF SECONDARY 1 TO 5 CHINESE PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS.
UNDER THE SCHEME, FINANCIAL AND EDITORIAL PROVIDED TO THE PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS.
ASSISTANCE WILL BR
FOR
THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EACH SET OF CHINESE TEXTBOOKS
PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL A SUBJECT WILL BE $225,000. THERE ARE EIGHT SUBJECTS.
BE WILL
REQUIRED TO SIGN AN DEPOSIT A LUMP AS GUARANTEE FOR PRODUCING THE A SCHEDULE SPECIFIED BY THE
PUBLISHERS JOINING THE SCHEME UNDERTAKING AND FOR EACH SET OF CHINESE TEXTBOOKS TO SUM OF $50,000 WITH THE GOVERNMENT TEXTBOOKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE.
CHINESE
THROUGH THE THREE EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS ARE ALSO WELCOME.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL INVITE PUBLISHERS TO ASSOCIATIONS. PUBLISHERS'
PARTICIPATE INDEPENDENT
A MEETING WILL BE ARRANGED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR
TO MERT PUBLISHERS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE TO INTRODUCE THE DETAILS OF THE SCHEME.
THE
OFFICERS OF THE
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT WILL
THE
ALSO
AND
EXPLAIN
OF DETAILS
ΤΟ THE
OF APPLICATION PUBLISHERS THE PROCEDURES EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE MEETING WILL BE
HELD AT
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, LEE GARDENS, THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY ON SEPTEMBER 3, STARTING 9.30 AM. EDUCATIONAL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
PUBLISHERS
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