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SAID.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1989

"RESULTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE

WITHIN

ABOUT NINE

MONTHS, HE

ENSURE THAT

AS REGARDS ARRANGEMENTS TO

PERFORMING ARTS AND SAID RELATED CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS WERE MANAGED EFFICIENTLY, MR SUEN THE CPA HAD RECENTLY APPROVED A PROPOSAL FOR "ARTS AUDITS",

"THE IDEA IS ΤΟ SET UP A TEAM

IN OF EXPERTS, WORKING

ASPECTS OF CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANISATION CONCERNED TO REVIEW ALL THE LATTER'S FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND CONTROL.

BE EVENTUALLY "IT IS INTENDED THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL TO COVER ALL HONG KONG'S MAJOR PERFORMING ARTS GROUP," HE SAID.

EXTENDED

CODES OF AID FOR SCHOOLS SIMPLIFIED

SIMPLIFY SECRETARY FOR

ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO THE CODES OF AID FOR AIDED SCHOOLS IN THREE AREAS, THE

HON RON BRIDGE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPAIRS HAVE BEEN QUESTION FROM

"FIRSTLY, THE AMOUNTS WHICH SCHOOLS MAY SPEND ON MAJOR

EXERCISES FIRST GOING

TENDERING WITHOUT

THROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED," MR BRIDGE SAID IN REPLYING A THE HON DAVID CHEUNG.

PREVIOUSLY ANY REPAIRS COSTING MORE THAN $2,000 SCHOOL OR $8,000 IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL REQUIRED TENDERS.

IN A PRIMARY

TENDERS

MAY BE WAIVED FOR

"WITH EFFECT FROM LAST SEPTEMBER REPAIRS COSTING UP TO $30,000," MR BRIDGE SAID.

PURCHASES

OF

CEILINGS FOR NEEDING TO TENDER WOULD ALSO BE RAISED, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AND FROM $8,000 TO STARTING FROM NEXT MONTH, HE ADDED.

WITHOUT

$2,000 TO $5,000 FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS,

FURNITURE

AND EQUIPMENT

FROM

FOR $10,000

"THIS

PAPERWORK,

WILL AND ALSO

RELIEVE

ENABLE

SCHOOLS

THEM

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EQUIPMENT, RATHER MORE QUICKLY,

OF A

CARRY TO MR BRIDGE SAID.

CONSIDERABLE

OUT

AMOUNT

OF

REPAIRS,

OR

BUY

A CIRCULAR ON THESE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WOULD AIDED SCHOOLS BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.

BE ISSUED TO

ALL

/"SECONDLY, AGREEMENT