SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1979
MORE ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN 1980
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS TO UNDERTAKE ADULT EDUCATION COURSES BY GRANTING SUITABLE SUBSIDIES TO NON-PROFIT MAKING VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. E.P. HO SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR. HO, SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE 24TH ANNUAL ADULT EDUCATION CONFERENCE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT THE CITY HALL, SAID THIS WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FROM 1980.
THE MAIN PROPOSALS FOR ADULT EDUCATION THE SUBVENTION OF ALL ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES RUN BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THE EXPANSION OF THE CURRÍCULA FOR GOVERNMENT ADULT EDUCATION — ARE CONTAINED IN CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER ON EDUCATION.
+SUBVENTIONS ARE TO BE MADE ON A PROJECT BASIS,+ HE SAID.
+AGENCIES WILL BE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR COURSES AND ACTIVITIES WHICH MUST MEET A DEMONSTRABLE DEMAND FROM LOW-INCOME GROUPS AND WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SUCH PROPOSALS WOULD BE GRANTED SUBVENTIONS TOWARDS THE COST OF STAFFING AND ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT.+
MR. HO PRAISED VOLUNTARY BODIES FOR THEIR HAVING CONTRIBUTED A GREAT DEAL TO ADULT EDUCATION IN THE PAST.
+NOW WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS NEW POLICY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL BE ABLE TO DO MORE WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT, MR. HO SAID.
+ALONGSIDE THE EXTRA MURAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES, THE POLYTECHNIC, THE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT VOLUNTARY BODIES WILL BE ABLE MORE EASILY TO COMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ADULT COMMUNITY, + HE SAID.
THE GOVERNMENT, MR. HO POINTED OUT, INTENDS TO STRENGTHEN ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES NOT JUST IN QUANTITY BUT MUCH MORE IN QUALITY,
+INITIALLY, PROVISION FOR LABORATORY FACILITIES, SPECIAL ROOMS AND LAB-TECHNICIANS WILL BE MADE IN SEPTEMBER 1979.
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+THIS IS A BIG STEP TOWARDS HAVING A MORE COMPLETE EVENING SECONDARY EDUCATION TO COPE WITH THE REGULAR SCHOOL CURRICULA. ACHIEVE THIS, THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO PREPARED TO APPOINT SUITABLE PERSONNEL TO STRENGTHEN THE ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS TO GIVE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.+
MR. HO ADDED THAT OTHER PROPOSALS INCLUDED THE APPOINTMENT OF LIAISON OFFICERS OR CO-ORDINATORS AND THE PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
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