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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1994
"WE HAVE ALSO COMMITTED TO THE BULK OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORTS NO. 4 AND 5.
LARGE SUMS OF MONEY TO
IN
OF
"WE ARE INJECTING
ADDRESS AREAS CONCERN, FOR EXAMPLE $613 MILLION TO IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS, $152 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL TEACHERS AND $103 MILLION TO REDUCE CLASS SIZES.
ON
THE
THE GOVERNMENT PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION, MR LEUNG NOTED THAT
YEARS BEEN HAD OVER
INCREASING ASSISTANCE TO KINDERGARTENS,
FOR RENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FREE TEACHER TRAINING AND REBATES AND
FOR RATES
NON-PROFIT-MAKING REMISSION FOR NEEDY PARENTS.
KINDERGARTENS,
AS
WELL
AS
FEE
FINALISING
BE
DONE FOR
A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW
NEED AND HOW MORE RECOMMENDATIONS
ITS
KINDERGARTENS.
ON WHERE
TO
"AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING THE ADVICE OF THE BOARD THE EDUCATION COMMISSION BY THE SUMMER, HE ADDED.
"I
AND
PROPOSED SPENDING ON OTHER AREAS INCLUDES $1.9 BILLION TO BUILD ADDITIONAL A NEW CAMPUS FOR THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, AN $180 MILLION PER YEAR TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION, AND
IN MILLION TO $390
UPGRADE TEACHING POSTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO GRADUATE STATUS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
AND
SECONDARY
ΤΟ REDUCE FLOATATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE GOVERNMENT BEEN BUILDING EXTENSIONS TO SCHOOLS OF THE OLD DESIGN TO PROVIDE SCHOOL WITH TWO ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS.
HAS EACH
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SUCH EXTENSIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED IN 58 SCHOOLS
IN SCHOOLS MORE
EXTENSIONS WILL UNDERGO SIMILAR 80 ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS WILL BE PROVIDED ADDITION, SECONDARY SCHOOLS BY 1995/96.
AND
1994/95. IN ANOTHER 50
IN
"OUR PRESENT ESTIMATE IS THAT FLOATING CLASSES AT SECONDARY ONE
MR LEUNG SAID. TO FIVE WILL BE ELIMINATED BY THE YEAR 2000,
THAT
"
MR
WERE
AS REGARDS BENEFITS FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE AIDED SECTOR, LEUNG REPORTED
MORE THAN 900
IN STAFF
AIDED SCHOOLS RECEIVING HOUSING BENEFITS UNDER THE MORTGAGE INTEREST SUBSIDY INTRODUCED IN 1993.
SCHEME
"WE WILL SOON UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE SCHEME TO SEE IF THE PROCEDURES COULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED.
IN "THE SUBSTANTIAL CONCESSIONS ON SALARIES TAX AND REDUCTION
JN THE BUDGET STAMP DUTY ON LOW TO MEDIUM-VALUE PROPERTY PROPOSED SHOULD ALSO INCREASE THE DISPOSABLE INCOME OF MIDDLE-INCOME EARNERS TO WHICH SCHOOL TEACHERS BELONG, HE ADDED.
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