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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1993
MR
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MICHAEL LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON PHILIP WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR LEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT, WHEN CONSIDERING SUCH AN APPLICATION, TOOK INTO ACCOUNT A NUMBER OF FACTORS:
WHETHER THE ALLOCATION WOULD RESULT IN QUALITY EDUCATION BEING PROVIDED;
WHETHER THE ALLOCATION WOULD HELP IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED POLICIES; AND
IN THE
SMOOTH
WHETHER THE ALLOCATION WOULD PROVIDE A WIDER RANGE OF
CHOICES FOR PARENTS.
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"TO ENSURE PROPER MANAGEMENT AND EFFICIENT OPERATION, MR LEUNG EXPLAINED, "A NEW SCHOOL WOULD ONLY BE ALLOCATED TO AN ORGANISATION WITH EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION, PROVEN COMPETENCE, RELIABILITY AND A SOUND FINANCIAL FOOTING.
"UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, A NEW SCHOOL WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO A NEW ORGANISATION, OR TO AN EXISTING SPONSORING BODY WHICH IS NOT ALREADY OPERATING ANOTHER SCHOOL AT THE SAME LEVEL IN THE SAME DISTRICT.'
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THE
REPUTATION AND POPULARITY OF THE APPLICANTS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, HE ADDED.
IN THE CASE OF REPROVISIONING SCHOOLS IN AREAS OF DECLINING DEMAND TO AREAS OF RISING DEMAND, THE CLAIMS OF EXISTING SCHOOL OPERATORS WOULD BE CONSIDERED,
WHEN ALL OTHER FACTORS ARE EQUAL, THE GOVERNMENT WILL THEN CONSIDER THE LENGTH OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING.
SECRETARY NOTED, THE TIME FOR WHICH THE
AS AT SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR, 134 AND 77 APPLIED FOR THE ALLOCATION OF PRIMARY AND RESPECTIVELY.
ORGANISATIONS HAVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS
THE TOTAL, 136 APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO, 72 BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE YEARS, AND THE REMAINING THREE WERE SUBMITTED IN THE PAST YEAR.
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