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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE INTERIM EVALUATION HAD ALSO BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE PILOT SCHEME STEERING GROUP COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF SCHOOL COUNCILS, PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL.
STATING THAT COPIES OF THE INTERIM EVALUATION REPORT WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST TO THOSE INTERESTED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED: "THE BRITISH COUNCIL HAS DONE A VERY THOROUGH INTERIM EVALUATION.
"WITH WIDE EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTERING SIMILAR SCHEMES IN OTHER COUNTRIES, THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO ASSISTED THE DEPARTMENT IN ENCOURAGING POSITIVE CHANGE IN TEACHING METHODS IN SEVERAL OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS," HE ADDED.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE DECISION NOT то INVOLVE THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN THE MODIFIED SCHEME WAS IN NO WAY AN ADVERSE REFLECTION ON THE COUNCIL'S PERFORMANCE.
IT WAS MAINLY BECAUSE IN ANY PERMANENT SCHEME EXPATRIATE TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN THE SCHOOLS WOULD BE APPOINTED AND MANAGED BY THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES, AND THE MODIFIED SCHEME PROVIDED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TO BE TESTED.
THE BRITISH COUNCIL IS FOR THE VERY VALUABLE
"WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR ALL DOING IN THE PRESENT PILOT SCHEME AND CONTRIBUTION, WHICH THE COUNCIL IS MAKING IN THE FIELD OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN HONG KONG GENERALLY,
HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ALL SCHOOLS AND EXPATRIATE TEACHERS FARTICIPATING IN THE PRESENT PILOT SCHEME WOULD BE INFORMED OF THE DETAILS OF THE MODIFIED SCHEME WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
HE SAID THAT THE ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL COST OF EMPLOYING A MAXIMUM OF 74 EXPATRIATE TEACHERS FOR THE MODIFIED SCHEME WOULD BE ABOUT $22 MILLION FOR THE FULL TWO-YEAR PERIOD.
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THIS FIGURA INCLUDED ABOUT $5 MILLION FOR THE TEACHERS OCCUPYING SUPERNUMARY POSTS SPECIFICALLY CREATED FOR THE ORIGINAL PILOT SCHEME IN THOSE AIDED SCHOOLS EXPECTED то PARTICIPATE IN THE MODIFIED SCHEME.
INCLUDED TEACHERS TWO-YEAR ORIGINAL
IF THE SALARIES OF THE OTHER 58 TEACHERS WERE ALSO (AND THESE WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE CONCERNED WERE LOCAL OR EXPATRIATE), THE TOTAL COST OVER THE PERIOD WOULD BE ABOUT $42 MILLION COMPARED WITH THE ESTIMATED COST OF ABOUT $53 MILLION FOR A MAXIMUM OF 84 TEACHERS UNDER THE PRESENT TWO-YEAR PILOT SCHEME.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE EMPLOYMENT OF EXPATRIATE TEACHERS WERE ONE OF MANY LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES BEING IMPLEMENTED IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.
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