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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1994
"THEIR
PERFORMANCE
WHO
IS MONITORED BY HOUSING HOUSING DEPARTMENT
PAY REGULAR VISITS TO THE REPORT ON THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED.
MANAGERS OF HOS ESTATES
THE
AND
ΤΟ REPORTS MONTHLY
HE SAID.
THE
PMAS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SUBMIT SUPERVISING HOUSING MANAGER ON ESTATE MANAGEMENT,
FOR PSPS ESTATES, HE SAID, THE DEVELOPERS ARE RESPONSIBLE APPOINTING AND SUPERVISING MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.
FOR
PERFORMANCE
AT
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS INVOLVED IN PRESCRIBING STANDARDS BY VETTING MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY DEVELOPERS THE PROJECT TENDER STAGE.
SINCE DECEMBER 1991, THE APPOINTMENT OF MANAGEMENT COMPANIES BY WHO PSPS DEVELOPERS MUST ALSO BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING
PERFORMANCE, EXPERIENCE, PAST TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE COMPANIES.
AS
MANAGEMENT
EACH OF THE 15 PNAS CURRENTLY ON THE APPROVED LIST AS WELL THE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES OF PSPS ESTATES HAS ITS OWN STAFF POLICY.
MAINTAINS
PAYS REGULAR
TO ENSURE QUALITY OF SERVICE, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT CLOSE LIAISON WITH THE PMAS AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES, VISITS TO ESTATES AND ADVISES HOW TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF SERVICE.
PERFORMANCE
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL REPORT UNSATISFACTORY BY ESTATE MANAGERS TO THEIR COMPANIES FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION.
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SERVICES FOR SCHOOL DROP-OUTS TO BE STRENGTHENED
DROP-OUTS, AN
TO STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING SERVICES TO SCHOOL ADDITIONAL 39 SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS WILL BE PROVIDED IN 1994/95.
BY 1995/96, THE RATIO OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TO STUDENTS WILL BE RAISED FROM THE EXISTING 1 TO 2,500 TO 1 TO 2,000.
INCREASED
THE NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS WILL ALSO BE BY FIVE PER YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER FROM THE PRESENT 33 TO 71 BY THE YEAR 2000/2001.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MICHAEL LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIMOTHY WING-HO IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR
HA
HAD BEEN
MR LEUNG SAID APART FROM PREVENTIVE MEASURES WHICH STRENGTHENED THROUGH EMPHASIS ON SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT, THERE WERE OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE TO DROP-OUTS.
ADJUSTMENT DIFFICULTIES;
INTENSIVE
THEY INCLUDED ASSESSMENT AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES;
BEHAVIOURAL AND PROGRAMMES FOR THOSE WITH EMOTIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR RE-INTEGRATION INTO MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS; AND REMEDIAL TEACHING SERVICE AFTER RESUMPTION OF SCHOOLING.
/AT PRESENT
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