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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1992

A SETTING UP GRANT OF $55.8 MILLION WAS PROVIDED ΤΟ THE INSTITUTE TO COVER EXPENDITURE ON CAPITAL ITEMS. AN ANNUALLY RECURRENT BUT DECREASING GRANT WAS ALSO MADE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARS 1989-90 TO 1991-92.

PROVISION FOR A FURTHER GRANT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 1992-93 DRAFT ESTIMATES.

"IT IS OUR INTENTION THAT NO FURTHER WOULD BE GIVEN AS FROM THE 1993-94 FINANCIAL SAID.

GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION YEAR, THE SECRETARY

MR CHAN POINTED OUT THAT IN EACH OF THE THREE PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEARS, THE OLI HAD NOT FOUND IT NECESSARY TO SEEK SUPPLEMENTARY FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT, BUT HAD HAD A SMALL SURPLUS ON ITS RECURRENT ACCOUNT.

"THIS IS CLEAR TESTIMONY TO THE OLI MANAGEMENT'S SKILL AND DETERMINATION TO DEVELOP WITHIN ITS BUDGET CEILING, MR CHAN ADDED.

SGO POSTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO SCHOOLS GRADUALLY

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 4 (ECR 4) WILL REQUIRE MOST OF THE STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS (SGO) POSTS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED GRADUALLY TO SCHOOLS AS ADDITIONAL POSTS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR CHAN SAID THIS WAS TO ENABLE SCHOOL HEADS TO CHOOSE ONE OF THEIR TEACHERS TO SERVE AS A STUDENT GUIDANCE TEACHER (SGT),

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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON NG MING-YUM, CHAN SAID: "SUBJECT TO FUNDS BEING AVAILABLE, THE TARGET FOR THE 1992-93 SCHOOL YEAR IS TO CREATE 29 SGT POSTS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHICH, IN ADDITION TO 173 SGO POSTS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (ED), WILL BE ENOUGH TO ACHIEVE THE MANNING RATIO OF ONE SGT/SGO 2,500 STUDENTS.'

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HE POINTED OUT THAT THE RATE AT WHICH THE TRANSFER OF POSTS FROM THE ED TO AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS TAKES PLACE WOULD DEPEND LARGELY ON THE WASTAGE RATE OF SGOS IN THE ED: HIGHER THE WASTAGE, FASTER THE RATE OF TRANSFER OF POSTS.

IN 1990/91, A TOTAL OF 38 SGOS WHO HAVE BEEN RECRUITED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR REPORTED FOR DUTY,

"NO RECRUITMENT EXERCISE WAS CONDUCTED IN 1990/91 SINCE SGO POSTS WERE TO BE GRADUALLY TRANSFERRED TO SCHOOLS IN 1992 AS RECOMMENDED IN ECR 4. THE WASTAGE RATE OF SGOS FOR 1990/91 WAS 11.9 PER CENT."

/MR CHAN