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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1987

SHE SAID THAT JOINT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUBVENTED SECTOR HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF ENSURING THAT THERE WAS A REASONABLE VARIETY TO ENRICH THE TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED.

"TO QUOTE AS AN EXAMPLE, SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY ARE PROVIDED BY PROTESTANTS, CATHOLICS, BUDDHISTS, MUSLIMS, TAOISTS, CONFUCIANS AND OTHER TRADITIONAL CHINESE BODIES SUCH AS THE BENEVOLENT TUNG WAH AND PO LEUNG KUK WHICH ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN HONG KONG, SHE SAID.

"SO VIRTUALLY SOCIAL SERVICESSTRETCH PROVIDED BY PEOPLE WHO CARE AND WHO

ACROSS THECOMMUNITY AND HAVE THE EXPERTISE, SHE

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ARE ADDED.

AWARD SCHEME FOR PRODUCING CHINESE TEXTBOOKS

A $7.2

MILLION INCENTIVE AWARD SCHEME RECOMMENDED BY THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE (CTC) GOT OFF THE GROUND TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN 24 PUBLISHERS SIGNED AN UNDERTAKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT PLEDGING TO PRODUCE 60 SETS OF CHINESE TEXTBOOKS IN 14 SUBJECTS FOR USE IN THE 1989/90 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE AWARD SCHEME WAS SET UP AFTER THE GOVERNMENT HAD ACCEPTED THE CTC'S RECOMMENDATION TO PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE то ENCOURAGE PUBLISHERS TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF GOOD SECONDARY TEXTBOOKS IN CHINESE IN DIFFERENT SUBJECTS AND AT DIFFERENT LEVELS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SCHOOLS. FUND FOR THE SCHEME WAS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE LAST MONTH.

OF

UNDER THE SCHEME, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNTING ΤΟ $150,000 WILL BE AWARDED TO A PUBLISHER WHO HAS UNDERTAKEN TO PRODUCE A SET TEXTBOOKS FOR A SUBJECT EITHER AT JUNIOR OR SENIOR SECONDARY LEVELS.

THE CEILING FOR THE CASH AWARD IS SET AT $450,000 FOR THREE SETS OF TEXTBOOKS ON EACH SUBJECT. IF MORE THAN THREE PUBLISHERS ARE INTERESTED, THE $450,000 WILL BE AWARDED ON EQUAL SHARE AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS.

AT THE REQUEST OF THE CTC. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PUBLISHERS CONCERNED TO ENSURE THAT THE TEXTBOOKS PRODUCED WILL BE OF GOOD QUALITY.

PUBLISHERS JOINING THE SCHEME ARE REQUIRED TO PAY A $50,000 DEPOSIT FOR EACH SUBJECT AS A GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL TEXTBOOKS, WHICH THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO PUBLISH, ON SCHEDULE.

PRODUCE

THE CTC

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