WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1991

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EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 INTRODUCED

BILL 1991 INTRODUCES A PROVISION THE EDUCATION (AMENDMENT}

TEACH WHILE HIS APPLICATION FOR WHICH ENABLES

PERSON TO A

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION REGISTRATION IS BEING PROCESSED, THE ACTING

COUNCIL AND MANPOWER, THE HON CHRISTINE CHOW, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL.

UNDER SECTION 87 OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE, IT IS FOR ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT A REGISTERED OR PERMITTED TEACHER IN A SCHOOL.

AN

OFFENCE TO TRACH

"THE PERSON WHO EMPLOYS OR PERMITS HIM TO TEACH ALSO COMMITS AN OFFENCE, MISS CHOW SAID.

HAD

BEEN

THE IT THAT OUT

ESTABLISHED POINTED MISS CHOW

A PROSPECTIVE TEACHER PRACTICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ALLOW TO TEACH WHILE HIS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION WAS BEING PROCESSED.

AT SHORT OCCUR VACANCIES OFTEN "THIS IS BECAUSE TEACHING

THE EMPLOYMENT NOTICE AND IT IS DESIRABLE ON EDUCATIONAL GROUNDS FOR OF REPLACEMENT TEACHERS TO COMMENCE WITHOUT DELAY.

"HOWEVER, THE CURRENT PRACTICE IS TECHNICALLY IN BREACH OF PROVISION UNDER THE ORDINANCE," SHE SAID.

PERSON

THE

:

BY INTRODUCING A то TEACH WHILE HIS

MISS CHOW SAID THE BILL REMOVED THE ANOMALY

PROVISION

ENABLED A DEEMING

WHICH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION WAS BEING PROCESSED.

NEW

"IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT THE PROPOSED

MORE THAN ARRANGEMENT, THE PERIOD OF EXEMPTION WILL BE LIMITED TO NO SIX MONTHS AND WILL APPLY ONLY TO FIRST APPLICATIONS," SHE ADDED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

BILL TO TACKLE VTC'S MIXED STAFF PROBLEM INTRODUCED

STATUTORY BASIS THE WORKING IN

PRESERVE THEIR LEGISLATIVE

THE NECESSARY A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE FOR AN ARRANGEMENT WHICH WOULD ENABLE CIVIL SERVANTS VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC) ON SECONDMENT TO PENSION RIGHTS AFTER THE TRANSFER WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

PROVISIONS)

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE PENSIONS (SPECIAL

THE ACTING SECRETARY

SECRETARY FOR (VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL) BILL 1991,

SAID UNDER THIS THE HON CHRISTINE CHOW,

TOTAL LENGTH EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, "MIXED SERVICE PENSION" ARRANGEMENT, A CIVIL

THE OF SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF PENSION ACCRUAL WOULD HIS SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VTC.

SERVANT'S

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SUM OF

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