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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1992
IN THE CASE, AN EX-GRATIA PAYMENT WAS MADE TO THE ESTATE OF THE OFFICER EQUIVALENT TO THE CASH VALUE OF THE OUTSTANDING ACCUMULATED TIME-OFF HOURS, HE SAID.
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AS AT MAY 1 THIS YEAR, 880,127 HOURS OF OVERTIME WORK WERE ACCUMULATED BY SOME 20,000 POLICE OFFICERS, IN ALL RANKS CONSTABLE TO CHIEF INSPECTOR.
WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING A LONG-TERM GOAL
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THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, (WEDNESDAY) REITERATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO SET WHOLE- DAY SCHOOLING AS A LONG-TERM GOAL..
HE STRESSED THAT THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ANY PLAN FOR WHOLE-DAY PRIMARY SCHOOLING AT NEWLY-BUILT SCHOOLS AND THUS, THERE WAS QUESTION OF SHELVING SUCH A PLAN.
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"OUR POLICY NOW IS TO WORK TOWARDS THIS GOAL BY ENCOURAGING SCHOOLS ΤΟ CONVERT TO WHOLE-DAY OPERATION WHEN DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES ALLOW.
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
"THIS ENCOURAGEMENT TAKES THE FORM OF TEACHERS FOR THOSE SCHOOLS WHICH ARE ALREADY OPERATING WHOLE-DAY CLASSES OR WHICH MAY TURN WHOLE-DAY FROM NOW ON, HE SAID.
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REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT IN TODAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS ALREADY AWARE OF GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE CONCEPT OF WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING AND HAD TAKEN FULL ACCOUNT OF THIS SUPPORT IN REACHING ITS DECISION ΤΟ ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO CONVERT TO WHOLE-DAY OPERATION WHERE POSSIBLE AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS FOR SUCH SCHOOLS.
ON THE QUESTION OF COSTS IF WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING WERE TO BE ACHIEVED IN 14 YEARS FROM 1992-93 SCHOOL YEAR, MR CHAN ESTIMATED THE ANNUAL CAPITAL AND RECURRENT COSTS WOULD HAVE BEEN $140 MILLION IN THE FIRST YEAR RISING PROGRESSIVELY TO $761 MILLION IN THE 14TH YEAR.
THESE WOULD BRING THE TOTAL TO $6.5 BILLION FOR THE 14-YEAR PERIOD AS A WHOLE.
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"T SHOULD ADD THAT THE COST ESTIMATE, WHICH WAS PREPARED TIME AGO FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, IS IN RESPECT OF IMPLEMENTING WHOLE- DAY SCHOOLING IN ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING BOTH NEWLY-BUILT EXISTING SCHOOLS," HE NOTED.
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