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SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME EXTENDS TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PLANS TO EXTEND THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME (SMI) TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS NEXT SEPTEMBER AND ΤΟ SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER 1994. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR

DOMINIC SW WONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE SHA TIN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SPEECH DAY, MR WONG SAID THE SNI WAS AN EXCELLENT WAY OF DEVOLVING AUTHORITY TO SCHOOLS TO MANAGE THEIR OWN FINANCES AND AFFAIRS MORE FLEXIBLY.

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MR WONG SAID SNU WOULD HELP ENHANCE COMMUNICATION, DETERMINE SCHOOL OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES, ALL OF WHICH WOULD BENEFIT STUDENTS.

SO FAR, ONLY 34 SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAD JOINED THE SCHEME. MANY MORE WOULD ENROL WHEN FURTHER APPLICATIONS WERE INVITED NEXT MARCH.

1 WOULD BE SURPRISED IF TEACHERS, PAST STUDENTS AND PARENTS WISHED TO REMAIN 'SILENT PARTNERS' FOR LONG, NR WONG SAID.

EARLIER, HE COMPLIMENTED THE SIA ΤΙΝ GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR FORMALISING CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION AMONG TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS BY SETTING OP A STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL AND A STUDENT COUNCIL.

MR WONG SAID THESE WERE INGREDIENTS WHICH WOULD FIT IN WELL WITH THE CONCEPT OF WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH TO GUIDANCE, WHICH THE DEPARTMENT WAS ACTIVELY PROMOTING.

HE ADDED THAT HE INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN THE THREE-WAY CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE SETTING UP OF A CENTRALISED COMMITTEE ON HOME-SCHOOL CO-OPERATION EARLY NEXT YEAR.

TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL

THE 14TH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WILL START ON DECEMBER 20 AND LAST UNTIL JANUARY 17 NEXT YEAR.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT'S CULTURE ANDY RECREATION CO-ORDINATION ASSOCIATION, THE ANNUAL EVENT 18 AIMED AT PROMOTING PERFORMING ARTS AND ENCOURAGING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY LOCAL GROUPS.

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