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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1988

FARE ON DEPARTMENT STUDENT RESIDES AND THE

THE ASSISTANCE WILL BE CALCULATED AS HALF THE AVERAGE MAJOR MODES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS DETERMINED BY TRANSPORT

THE SURVEYS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH DISTRICT IN WHICH THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED.

THOSE WHO

ASSISTANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS EXCEPT LIVE WITHIN A REASONABLE WALKING DISTANCE FROM THEIR PLACE OF STUDY.

GUIDELINES WILL BE ISSUED TO SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AUTHORITIES HELP THEM DETERMINE WHAT A REASONABLE WALKING DISTANCE 19.

ANNUALLY

ΤΟ

STUDENTS WILL APPLY

FOR TRAVEL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE STUDENT TRAVEL OFFICE WHICH THEIR PLACE OF STUDY TO

WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THEY WILL NO LONGER NEED STUDENT TRAVEL CARD.

ΤΟ PAY $10 AS AT

PRESENT FOR A

THE EDUCATION

SCHOOL AND

PAYMENT BY AUTOPAY INTO IN SCHOOLS AND

AFTER THE APPLICATION FORMS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED, DEPARTMENT WILL ARRANGE FOR A LUMP SUM TO BE PAID TO EACH INSTITUTION WHICH WILL IN TURN ARRANGE FOR THE BANK ACCOUNTS OF PARENTS OF INSTITUTES AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.

STUDENTS INTO BANK ACCOUNTS OF COLLEGES, COLLEGES OF

INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION,

TECHNICAL

STUDENTS IN

AND TERTIARY

FRAUDULENT

THERE CLAIMS,

AS A SAFEGUARD AGAINST RANDOM CHECK OF THE APPLICATIONS.

WILL BE A

THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SEEKING THE CO-OPERATION OF ALL AND INSTITUTIONS IN IMPLEMENTING THE NEW SCHEME.

SCHOOLS

OVER THE PUBLIC

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW SCHEME HAD DISTINCT ADVANTAGES THE EXISTING SCHEME WHICH HAD COME UNDER THE CRITICISM OF ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE.

IT WOULD RESTRICT ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATION-RELATED TRAVEL BUT AT THE SAME TIME GIVE STUDENTS MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF ASSISTANCE.

ONLY THE

THE TRAVEL

BE UNDER THE NEW SCHEME, THERE WILL

NO

ON RESTRICTIONS MODES OF TRANSPORT USED OR THE TIMES AT WHICH THE STUDENTS MAY USING THE ASSISTANCE.

THE STUDENT TRAVEL CARD UNDER THE EXISTING SCHEME,

IS NOT AS CROSS HARBOUR ACCEPTED ON SEVERAL TYPES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUCH

LIGHT BUS ROUTES, EXPRESS BUS ROUTES, RECREATIONAL BUS ROUTES, PUBLIC BUSES AND SECOND CLASS TRAVEL ON THE STAR FERRY.

MOREOVER, THE TRAVEL CARD CANNOT BE USED ON SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.

SUNDAYS AND MOST

/THE NEW