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THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE NEW SCHEME ARE:

IS BASED

THE ON * ASSISTANCE

EXISTING FEE REMISSION SCHEME PUPILS;

GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR SENIOR SECONDARY

FOR THE SCHOOL

* TO ASCERTAIN ELIGIBILITY, PARENTS WILL BE MEANS-TESTED; AND

THE KINDERGARTENS IN * APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD WHICH THE CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED AND

COPIES BE RETURNED TO KINDERGARTENS WHICH SHOULD ENSURE THAT

ARE ATTACHED BEFORE THEY ARE OF ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FORWARDED TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR PROCESSING.

GUIDE

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT TO VET APPLICATIONS, A RECKONER

ΤΟ AN APPLICANT ACCORDING ΤΟ FAMILY WILL BE USED TO AWARD POINTS INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE.

OF

"ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MAY RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AT RATES OF 25, 50, WEIGHTED AVERAGE CENT OF THE 75 OR 100 PER

NON-PROFIT-MAKING KINDERGARTEN FEES WHICH WILL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY," HE SAID.

THAT "ONE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW SCHEME OVER THE EXISTING ONE IS

25 PER CENT OF THE WEIGHTED AN ELIGIBLE PARENT WILL GET AT LEAST AVERAGE FEE.

DEPARTMENT

"PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE TO SCHOOLS BY THE EDUCATION NORMALLY WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF EACH SCHOOLS TO PAY INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSFUL REMISSION TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED.

MONTH SO AS ΤΟ ENABLE APPLICANTS THE AMOUNT OF FEE

..

ΤΟ THAT

BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR FEE THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT

YEARS OR ABOVE REMISSION, KINDERGARTEN PUPILS SHOULD BE AGED THREE AND APPLICANTS SHOULD NOT BE IN RECEIPT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME OF A FAMILY FROM ALL SOURCES NOT EXCEED $10,000.

A LEAFLET EXPLAINING THE NEW SCHEME AND APPLICATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOLS AND PARENTS SHORTLY.

SHOULD

PROCEDURES

OR

EDUCATION PARENTS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION CAN TELEPHONE THE

ASSISTANCE

ON HONG SCHEMES UNITS

KONG DEPARTMENT'S

(8392545 AND NEW TERRITORIES 8392344), KOWLOON (3884111 EXT. 266 OR 3855514) (7601927 OR 7152840).

MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT IN ORDER SUFFICIENT TIME TO KINDERGARTEN OPERATORS TO NEW FEE

CLOSING

INCREASE FEES FOR THE 1990-91 SCHOOL YEAR MARCH 31.

DATE

HAS

FOR APPLICATIONS BEEN

TO GIVE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE TO POSTPONED UNTIL

REMISSION SCHEME, THE

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