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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1991
UNIVERSITIES,
MR YEUNG
THE
SALARIES AND COLLEGES PART OF THE OF TERTIARY A COMMON
RESPONDING TO SOME MEMBERS' CALL FOR PARITY IN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR THE STAFF OF THE POLYTECHNICS AND
SAID AS WITH
OF THE THOSE
PROPOSALS FOR ACHIEVING
EXPANSION SUPPORTING EDUCATION, THE UPGC HAD ALREADY ACCEPTED IN PRINCIPLE THAT
AT LEAST FOR ACADEMIC STAFF SALARY STRUCTURE SHOULD BE INTRODUCED, IN ALL THE UPGC-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS.
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"WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE THE COMMITTEE'S DETAILED TIME FOR THEM TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE COMING EXERCISE, HE SAID.
IN
W
MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT DURING THE DEBATE
HE
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF
EDUCATION IN THE 1990S FOR DEVELOPING
BUDGET. STRATEGY REPETITION,
REMINDED
ON LAST YEAR'S
THE GOVERNMENT'S AND THAT IT BORE
"WE
TERTIARY
EDUCATION
ARE AIMING TO EXPAND THE PROVISION OF WHILE MAINTAINING ITS QUALITY, AND TO UPGRADE THE EDUCATION WE PROVIDE IN SCHOOLS.
THAT "GIVEN
THERE WILL ALWAYS
BE FINANCIAL
CONSTRAINTS, DIFFICULT CHOICES HAVE TO BE MADE, AND WE HAVE MADE THEM," HE SAID,
THE NEEDS HAVING REGARD TO THE URGENCY INVOLVED IN SUPPLYING FOR BETTER EDUCATED MANPOWER, MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD CHOSEN TO DEVOTE THE LARGER PART OF THE NEW RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO HIS PROGRAMME AREAS TO INCREASING THE PROVISION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION.
"THE DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE REFLECT THIS DECISION.
"THAT
IT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE THAT WE SAID, KINDERGARTENS AND SCHOOLS," HE ADDED.
HAVE STARVED OUR
MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT AS HE MADE CLEAR TO FINANCE COMMITTEE OVER THE ON MARCH 21, THE INCREASE OF $304 MILLION, OR 2.9 PER CENT
ADDITIONAL PROVISION REVISED ESTIMATE FOR 1990-91, WAS NOT THE ONLY THE GOVERNMENT WAS MAKING AVAILABLE FOR NEW AND IMPROVED SERVICES THE KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL SECTORS.
IN
"FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS EXAMINATION OF ACTIVITIES AND SPENDING IN ANNUALLY THESE AREAS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND I HAVE IDENTIFIED
ΤΟ OVER RECURRENT SAVINGS RANGING FROM OVER $200 MILLION THIS YEAR $600 MILLION THREE YEARS FROM NOW,
"MUCH OF
INTO KINDERGARTEN THIS IS BEING PLOUGHED BACK SCHOOL EDUCATION BUT IT IS PERHAPS UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS DECISION NOT MADE IN TIME FOR THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURE TO BE REFLECTED IN DRAFT ESTIMATES," HE SAID.
AND
WAS THE
EFE RECALLED THAT DURING THE DEBATE ON LAST YEAR'S SAID : "WITHIN THE VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF ..
ME
+
RUDGET, HE RESOURCES ALLOCATED EACH YEAR FOR SERVICES WITHIN MY PROGRAMME AREAS, I SHALL TRY TO FORGET OUR KINDERGARTENS
TO NOT
MR YEUNG SAID HE HAD KEPT HIS WORD.
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