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"THIS REMAINS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S POLICY."
MR STRACHAN POINTED OUT THAT THE RECENT REVIEW OF POLICY TO ALLOW FURTHER LEGAL IMPORTATION OF LABOUR DID NOT MEAN THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RELAX ITS ONGOING POLICY ΤΟ ARREST AND REPATRIATE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
"THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY," HE SAID.
"A HIGH STATE OF VIGILANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE POLICE AND THE SECURITY FORCES BOTH AT THE LAND AND SEA BORDER.
IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, IMMIGRANTS WERE CAUGHT AND REPATRIATED TO CHINA.
OVER 10,000
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ILLEGAL
0
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EXCO APPROVES CAPITAL ASSISTANCE LOANS SCHEME FOR SCHOOLS
THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A PACKAGE OF CAPITAL ASSISTANCE LOANS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL NON-PROFITMAKING DIRECT SUBSIDY SCHEME (DSS) SCHOOLS, SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE OF THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY WEDNESDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE INTEREST-FREE LOANS WERE AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE DIRECT SUBSIDY SCHEME, AND A SEPARATE CIRCULAR WOULD BE ISSUED LATER THIS MONTH TO INFORM SCHOOLS OF THE DETAILS.
"THE DSS, RECOMMENDED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT NO. 3 AS A MEANS TO ENCOURAGE A STRONG, INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS SECTOR, WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN SEPTEMBER 1991, HE SAID.
"SCHOOLS ADMITTED TO THE DSS WILL BE PAID A SUBSIDY BASED ON THE UNIT COST OF A PLACE IN AN AJDED SECONDARY SCHOOL. THE ACTUAL LEVEL OF THE SUBSIDY WILL DEPEND ON THE FEES CHARGED BY SCHOOLS.
OF
'THE MAIN AIM OF THE DSS IS TO INCREASE THE RANGE SCHOOLS FOR PARENTS AND ALSO ΤΟ PROVIDE DIFFERENTIATION WITHIN THE SCHOOLS SECTOR ΤΟ ALLOW FOR AND IMPROVEMENT.
"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG INVITING THEM TO THIS YEAR SHOULD THEY WISH TO JOIN DSS IN 1991.'
INDIVIDUAL
OF
CHOICES SUFFICIENT INNOVATION
A CIRCULAR TO ALL APPLY BY OCTOBER 1
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE NEED FOR A CAPITAL ASSISTANCE LOAN SCHEME AROSE FROM TWO MAIN FACTORS.
"FIRST, THE
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