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Government has not provided any recurrent subvention to the Open Learning Institute (OLI) since it became self-financing on its recurrent account in 1993. Nevertheless, in order to avoid passing certain capital costs to the students, Government has over the year granted $300 million to the OLI establishing specific funds for course development, construction of permanent campus and provision of low-interest loans to students.
Of the $174.62 million to be spent by the VTC on part-time vocational training and technical education of adult students, $26.6 million will be used to subsidise the training courses conducted by VTC's training centre from 75% to 100%. $146.9 million will be spent on the part-time courses conducted by VTC's technical colleges and technical institutes, which are between 50% and 93% subsidised by Government. Another $1.12 million will be used to cover in general 50% of the costs of the out-centre training courses organised by VTC's training boards.
Government subsidises the Adult Education Course (General Background) and the Government Evening Secondary School Course organised by the Education Department at primary and junior secondary levels on a 100% basis. At senior secondary level, Government pays for 82% of the recurrent costs of these courses. Students who are enrolled in the English Course will, on the other hand, pay the full recurrent costs of the course through fees.
End/Wednesday, November 29, 1995