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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1989

(4) ADVISE D OF E ON THE RE-ADMISSION OF SCHOOLS TO THE BPS.

(5) ADVISE ON THE TERMS AND

CONDITIONS OF INDIVIDUAL LOANS

OFFERED TO BPS SCHOOLS TO ACQUIRE PERMANENT PREMISES.

(6) ADVISED OF E ON THE APPROPRIATENESS OF EACH APPLICATION

TO JOIN THE DIRECT SUBSIDY SCHEME (DSS).

(7) MONITOR PARENTAL DEMAND FOR DSS PLACES, ASSESS THE IMPLICATIONS OF AN EXPANSION OF THE DSS ON THE DEMAND FOR GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PLACES, AND ADVISE D OF E ACCORDINGLY.

(8) ADVISE D OF E ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE ENTRY OF STUDENTS TO DSS SCHOOLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS 4.55. 4.56 AND 4.64 OF ECR 3.

(9) DEFINE AN ADEQUATE PERIOD OF NOTICE REQUIRED OF ANY DSS SCHOOL WHICH INTENDS TO CLOSE DOWN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 4.64 OF ECR 3.

101 DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF SUBSIDY TO WHICH EACH SCHOOL IS ENTITLED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE IN 4.61 TO

4.63 OF ECR 3.

(11) VET THE PROSPECTUSES ISSUED BY DSS SCHOOLS.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN PARAGRAPHS 4.58 AND 4.59 OF ECR 3.

AND TO

(12) INSPECT THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS

FORMULATE APPROPRIATE RULES FOR DEFINING ABUSES BY DSS

SCHOOLS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 4.60 OF ECR 3.

IN

OF DSS SCHOOLS

THE RECOMMENDATIONS

SHOULD BE

OF ABUSES

DEPRIVED DEFINED

(13) ADVISE THE D OF E WHETHER ANY SCHOOL

OF DSS STATUS AND SUBSIDY AS A RESULT IN ACCORDANCE WITH (12) ABOVE.

ADVANTAGES OF REGIONALISING ELDERLY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THE ADVANTAGES OF REGIONALISING RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND IS WORKING TOWARDS THIS

END, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT

THE ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED, MRS WONG SAID REGIONALISATION OF THE SERVICES WOULD ENABLE ELDERLY PEOPLE TO OBTAIN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH.

/SHE POINTED