MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1991
REVISED TERMS FOR DIRECT SUBSIDY SCHEME
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то ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR THOSE EXPRESSED BY THE AIDED SCHOOLS, THE GOVERNMENT REVISE THE TERMS FOR THE DIRECT SUBSIDY SCHEME (DSS) FOR SCHOOLS SEPTEMBER 1992, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
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"WHILE AIDED SCHOOLS WELCOMED THE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY THE DSS OFFERS, THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO FORGO THE SECURITY OF THEIR AIDED STATUS TO MAKE THE UNCERTAIN LEAP INTO THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SECTOR, HE SAID.
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UNDER THE REVISED TERMS, ÁN AIDED SCHOOL JOINING THE bss 19 ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE, FOR A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS, THE SAMB SUBSIDY AS IT DOES NOW UNDER THE CODE OF AID.
IT WILL, FOR THE SAME PERIOD, REMAIN UNDER THE CODE of Alb FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ITS SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
HOWEVER, THE SCHOOL CAN OTHERWISE OPERATE AS A DSS SCHOOL. CAN CHOOSE ITS OWN DSS STUDENTS, CHARGE FEES UP TO CERTAIN LEVEL ADDITION TO STANDARD FEES WITHOUT THE DSS SUBSIDY BEING REDUCED, DEVISE ITS OWN CURRICULA.
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AT THE END OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, THE SCHOOL WILL REVERT TO THE TERMS APPLICABLE TO ALL DSS SCHOOLS AND WILL RECEIVE SUBSIDY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANDING SYSTEM.
AIDED SCHOOLS OPERATING BELOW THE AVERAGE UNIT COST OF AN AIDED PLACE WILL BE OFFERED THE OPTION OF RECEIVING SUBSIDY ÁT AN AVERAGE COST ON JOINING THE DSS.
"AS THE REVISED TERMS LARGELY ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF AIDED SCHOOLS, OTHER DSS SCHOOLS WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME TERMS As THEY ARE NOT ORIGINALLY UNDER THE CODE OF AID, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE DSS IS TO PROVIDE GREATER FREEDOM OF CHOICE FOR HONG KONG FAMILIES IN THE TYPE OF SCHOOLING AVAILABLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
"THIS GREATER FREEDOM OF CHOICE IS UNLIKELY TO BE ACHIEVED IF AIDED SCHOOLS DO NOT FORM A PART OF THE DSS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IT MAY TAKE BOUGHT PLACE SCHEME SCHOOL FIVE TO 10 YEARS to IMPROVE BEFORE THEY CAN JOIN THE DSS AND THOSE WHICH HAVE ALREADY
JOINED THE SCHEME DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ALTERNÁTÍVES ΤΟ THE PUBLIC, HE ADDED.
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NINE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING FOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, ARB NOW OPERATING UNDER THE DSS.
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