WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 19
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TWO PRINCIPLES GUIDE ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE DONATION
THE GOVERNMENT ONLY ACCEPTS A DONATION OR SPONSORSHIP FOR ITS PROJECTS FROM A REPUTABLE INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANISATION IN A MANNER WHICH WILL NOT IMPAIR THE IMAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR DONALD TSANG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY {WEDNESDAY),
REPLYING
TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MOSES CHENG, MR TSANG SAID THE OTHER BROAD PRINCIPLE WAS THAT THE DONATION MUST NOT RESULT IN AN UNACCEPTABLE RECURRENT COMMITMENT ON PUBLIC FUNDS.
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FOR EXAMPLE, IF A PRIVATE DONOR WISHED TO PAY FOR A MAJOR PIECE EQUIPMENT, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NEED TO ENSURE THAT IT COULD МЕЕТ THE COST OF SERVICING THAT EQUIPMENT BEFORE IT ACCEPTED THE DONATION, HE SAID.
"THE
SAME GENERAL PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO DONATIONS ΤΟ PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS," HE SAID.
ON THE WAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DONATION, MR TSANG EXPLAINED THAT DEPENDED UPON THE WISHES OF THE DONOR AND THE VALUE OF THE
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DONATION.
"CUSTOMARILY, THE MORE IMPORTANT THE DONATION, THE MORE ELABORATE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, HE SAID.
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HOWEVER, AS A GENERAL RULE, PUBLICITY MUST BE IN GOOD TASTE, HE
HE SAID PUBLIC RECOGNITION COULD TAKE A VARIETY OF FORMS, INCLUDING A MENTION IN SPEECHES OR THE PARTICIPATION OF DONORS IN CEREMONIES MARKING THE KEY STAGES OF A PROJECT'S DEVELOPMENT,
"IF A DONOR WISHES TO HAVE THE HONOUR OF NAMING A GOVERNMENT PROJECT, HE OR SHE WOULD NORMALLY BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE AT LEAST 50 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL COST OF THAT PROJECT.
"SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS FOLLOW EVEN MORE FLEXIBLE RULES. THEY ARE GENERALLY FREE TO SELECT NAMES FOR THEIR PROJECTS AND TO PUBLICISE DONATIONS AS THEY SEE FIT, HE SAID.
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GUIDELINES ON TREATING POLITICAL ISSUES FOR TEACHERS
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TEACHERS ARE ADVISED TO BE OBJECTIVE AND BALANCED WHEN TEACHING DISCUSSING POLITICAL ISSUES AND TO COVER THE PROS AND CONS OF IDEAS, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.
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THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO HELP STUDENTS ACCEPT DIFFERENT VIEWS AND STRIVE FOR CO-OPERATION AND HARMONY WITH OTHERS WHO DO NOT NECESSARILY SHARE THEIR VIEWS.
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