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MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1993
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PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TEACHERS
$ 50 MILLION
TO BISSESSIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS
REDUCING CLASS SIZE IN PRIMARY
ONE
$ 34 MILLION
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$ 18 MILLION
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IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT
ASSISTANCE TO 10 CAPUT SCHOOLS
TRAINING FOR SCHOOL-BASED
REMEDIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME
* IMPLEMENTING TARGETS AND
TARGET-RELATED ASSESSMENTS
* INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAMME
FOR SIXTH FORM CHINESE MEDIUM STUDENTS
IMPROVEMENT MEASURES RELATING
TO PROVISION OF STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROVISIONAL
GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE PROPOSED HONG KONG INSTITUTE
OF EDUCATION
* FUNDING FOR THE NEW COMMITTEE
ON HOME-SCHOOL COOPERATION
IMPROVED TEACHER:CLASS AND
SENIOR TEACHER RATIOS FOR 30 ADDITIONAL WHOLE DAY PRIMARY SCHOOLS
MR CHAN SAID:
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$ 12 MILLION
$ 12 MILLION
$ 11 MILLION
$ 10 MILLION
$ 8 MILLION
$ 5 MILLION
$ 5 MILLION
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"THESE MEASURES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE AND COHERENT PACKAGE OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED IN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S REPORTS 4 AND 5.
"WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED, THESE MEASURES WILL NO DOUBT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO THE QUALITY OF OUR SCHOOL EDUCATION.
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TECHNICAL EDUCATION WILL GET AN ESTIMATED $711 MILLION, ABOUT $73 MILLION OR 11.4 PER CENT MORE THAN THAT OF LAST YEAR.
THE ADDITIONAL PROVISION IS TO ENABLE THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL {VTC) TO TAKE OVER SUR-DEGREE COURSES TRANSFERRED FROM THE POLYTECHNICS.
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WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE TWO TECHNICAL COLLEGES AT TSING AND CHAI WAN. THE VTC WILL START ITS FIRST INTAKE OF SUB-DEGREE STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER 1993.
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