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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1991
POLICY,
HOWEVER, THE SECRETARY POINTED OUT THAT UNDER EXISTING
THE FORM OF AN WAS GIVEN TO ENCOURAGEMENT
WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLS IN
SUBSIDY, ENHANCEMENT GRANT OF $950 PER CLASS PER ANNUM AND A ONE-OFF
ADDITIONAL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $20,700 PER SCHOOL, FOR THE PURCHASE OF CLASSROOM FURNITURE.
BE
REVIEWED, AND
OTHER
FOR
FORMS
WHOLE-DAY
OF
WILL MEASURES "THESE ENCOURAGEMENT MAY BE ADDED, WHEN THE LONG-TERM POLICY SCHOOLING IS DECIDED," HE SAID.
AS REGARDS THE SUGGESTION OF PROVIDING ONE ADDITIONAL CLERICAL BETWEEN STAFF TO SCHOOLS, MR CHAN SAID THERE WAS NO CLEAR CORRELATION WHOLE-DAY OPERATION AND INCREASED CLERICAL WORK IN SCHOOLS,
THAT HOWEVER, "THERE HAVE BEEN SUGGESTIONS, WORKLOAD OF CLERICAL STAFF IN SCHOOLS IS TOO HEAVY,
THE PRESENT
"THE
T
GOVERNMENT IS THEREFORE CONSIDERING MEANS THE PROBLEM, HE SAID.
OF ADDRESSING
ONE POSSIBILITY UNDER EXAMINATION WAS THE PROVISION OF A MICRO- SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION COMPUTER FOR EACH SCHOOL SO THAT SOME OF THE WORK COULD BE COMPUTERISED,
"WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE IN THE RUN THAN PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MANPOWER.
LONG
"
"THIS STUDY ON ENHANCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF COVERS ALL TYPES OF SCHOOLS AND IS NOT CONFINED TO WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLS, HE ADDED.
CLERICAL STAFF
PRIMARY
TRANSPORT POLICY APPLIED WITH FLEXIBILITY
THE GOVERNMENT'S
TRANSPORT INTER-MODAL
DEMAND,
CO-ORDINATION POLICY
SUCH FINANCIAL
HAS ALWAYS BEEN APPLIED FLEXIBLY TO MEET CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES,
UTILISATION AND THE AS SHIFTS IN PASSENGER
VIABILITY OF VARIOUS MODES, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC PATTERNS.
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG,
A WRITTEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE ION CHAN YING-LUN'S QUESTION ON THE FLEXIBILITY OF SUCH AS APPLIED TO THE TRANSPORT SERVICES BETWEEN SIU SAI WAN AND MTR STATION.
SAID THIS REPLY TO A POLICY CHAI
WAN
SERVED
MR LEUNG POINTED OUT THAT SIX FRANCHISED BUS ROUTES NOW SIU SAI WAN WHICH ALL PASS CLOSE TO THE CHAI WAN MTR STATION EN ROUTE, PROVIDING A CAPACITY FOR OVER 4,000 PASSENGERS AN HOUR.
WAITING THE AVERAGE
MINUTES.
TIME DURING
'THE MORNING
PEAK
IS SIX
/AS PART
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