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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1989
IN
"SECONDLY, AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED
PRINCIPLE THAT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL, FROM APRIL 1, 1989, TAKE OVER ALL INTERNAL MAINTENANCE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS ON ITS ESTATES, IN ADDITION TO ITS EXISTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXTERNAL MAINTENANCE, BRIDGE CONTINUED.
"THIS TOO WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUCH SCHOOLS."
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MR
BURDEN ON
THIRDLY, HE SAID THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION WAS CONSIDERING WHAT GRANTS UNDER THE CODES OF AID COULD BE AMALGAMATED TO GIVE AIDED SCHOOLS MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF THEIR SUBSIDY.
THE DIRECTOR HAD TAKEN THESE ACTIONS AFTER THE COMMITTEE APPROVED IN JULY LAST YEAR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PATTERN OF GRANTS PAYABLE TO AIDED SCHOOLS.
FINANCE TO THE
THESE CHANGES BOTH SIMPLIFIED THE SYSTEM AND GAVR GREATER RECOGNITION TO THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOLS OF DIFFERENT SIZES, MR BRIDGE SAID.
SPEAKING ON THE PROGRESS OF PHASING OUT BISESSIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS, MR BRIDGE SAID THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION HAD BEEN CONDUCTING A DETAILED STUDY OF THE NUMBER OF NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHICH WOULD BE NEEDED TO PHASE OUT HALF-DAY SCHOOLS.
"AS THE STUDY HAS PROGRESSED, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE NUMBER OF NEW SCHOOLS NEEDED IS NOT AS LARGE AS WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.
"HOWEVER, THE STUDY IS NOT YET COMPLETE, AND I AM NOT YET IN A POSITION TO ANNOUNCE A DEFINITE PHASING-OUT PROGRAMME,' MR BRIDGE SAID.
AG: REVIEW OF USE OF NOLLES PROSEQUI
TOLD
THE
THAT
A REVIEW
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) HE HAS DIRECTED OF THE USE OF NOLLES PROSEQUI BE CARRIED OUT.
WOULD
MR MATHEWS SAID THE REVIEW, ALREADY BEGUN, FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES, THE APPROACH ELSEWHERE, AS CONSIDERATIONS PECULIAR TO HONG KONG.
EXAMINE WELL AS
IF
THE REVIEW WOULD ALSO CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF WHETHER AND, SO, TO WHAT EXTENT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S POWER то ENTER A NOLF E PROSEQUI SHOULD BE DELEGATED.
/THE POWER