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THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE NEW SCHEME ARE:
IS BASED
THE ON * ASSISTANCE
EXISTING FEE REMISSION SCHEME PUPILS;
GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR SENIOR SECONDARY
FOR THE SCHOOL
* TO ASCERTAIN ELIGIBILITY, PARENTS WILL BE MEANS-TESTED; AND
THE KINDERGARTENS IN * APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD WHICH THE CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED AND
COPIES BE RETURNED TO KINDERGARTENS WHICH SHOULD ENSURE THAT
ARE ATTACHED BEFORE THEY ARE OF ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FORWARDED TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR PROCESSING.
GUIDE
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT TO VET APPLICATIONS, A RECKONER
ΤΟ AN APPLICANT ACCORDING ΤΟ FAMILY WILL BE USED TO AWARD POINTS INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE.
OF
"ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MAY RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AT RATES OF 25, 50, WEIGHTED AVERAGE CENT OF THE 75 OR 100 PER
NON-PROFIT-MAKING KINDERGARTEN FEES WHICH WILL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY," HE SAID.
THAT "ONE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW SCHEME OVER THE EXISTING ONE IS
25 PER CENT OF THE WEIGHTED AN ELIGIBLE PARENT WILL GET AT LEAST AVERAGE FEE.
DEPARTMENT
"PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE TO SCHOOLS BY THE EDUCATION NORMALLY WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF EACH SCHOOLS TO PAY INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSFUL REMISSION TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED.
MONTH SO AS ΤΟ ENABLE APPLICANTS THE AMOUNT OF FEE
..
ΤΟ THAT
BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR FEE THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT
YEARS OR ABOVE REMISSION, KINDERGARTEN PUPILS SHOULD BE AGED THREE AND APPLICANTS SHOULD NOT BE IN RECEIPT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME OF A FAMILY FROM ALL SOURCES NOT EXCEED $10,000.
A LEAFLET EXPLAINING THE NEW SCHEME AND APPLICATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOLS AND PARENTS SHORTLY.
SHOULD
PROCEDURES
OR
EDUCATION PARENTS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION CAN TELEPHONE THE
ASSISTANCE
ON HONG SCHEMES UNITS
KONG DEPARTMENT'S
(8392545 AND NEW TERRITORIES 8392344), KOWLOON (3884111 EXT. 266 OR 3855514) (7601927 OR 7152840).
MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT IN ORDER SUFFICIENT TIME TO KINDERGARTEN OPERATORS TO NEW FEE
CLOSING
INCREASE FEES FOR THE 1990-91 SCHOOL YEAR MARCH 31.
DATE
HAS
FOR APPLICATIONS BEEN
TO GIVE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE TO POSTPONED UNTIL
REMISSION SCHEME, THE
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