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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1990
APPROVAL GIVEN FOR 740 KINDERGARTENS TO RAISE FEES
APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR 740 KINDERGARTENS TO RAISE FEES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY),
OF THE TOTAL, 591 WILL INCREASE FEES RANGING UP TO $100; 127 FROM MORE THAN $100 TO $200; AND 22, UP TO $370, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"SEVENTY OTHER KINDERGARTENS DID NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS,
SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR HAS STARTED FOR SOME KINDERGARTENS AND REMINDED PARENTS TO APPLY FOR FEE REMISSION.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE NEW KINDERGARTEN FEE REMISSION SCHEME CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE KINDERGARTENS IN WHICH THEIR CHILDREN ARE ATTENDING.
"PARENTS MAY FORWARD APPLICATIONS ΤΟ THE DEPARTMENT THE KINDERGARTENS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL, YEAR OR AT WHEN FEE REMISSION IS NEEDED," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THROUGH
ANY TIME
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED WITH COPIES OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO THE KINDERGARTENS, BUT THE DEPARTMENT WILL DIRECTLY INFORM PARENTS OF THE RESULT.
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL
PAY THE REMITTED FEES ΤΟ SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS THROUGH THE KINDERGARTENS,
HE SAID.
FEE REMISSION SCHEME
A LEAFLET INTRODUCING THE KINDERGARTEN HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
PARENTS MAY OBTAIN THE LEAFLETS FROM KINDERGARTENS, DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICES AND THE KINDERGARTEN FEE REMISSION SCHEME UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE KINDERGARTEN FER REMISSION SCHEME UNIT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ON TEL. 839 2546 OR 839 2344.
RESIDENTS URGED TO REGISTER AS VOTERS
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A BROADCAST BUS TOURED THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT TODAY (MONDAY) DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE OF VOTER REGISTRATION.
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ON THE BUS, A REGISTRATION TEAM FROM THE YAU OFFICE HANDED OUT REGISTRATION FORMS AND HELPED RESIDENTS TO TSIM
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