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MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1993

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PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TEACHERS

$ 50 MILLION

TO BISSESSIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS

REDUCING CLASS SIZE IN PRIMARY

ONE

$ 34 MILLION

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$ 18 MILLION

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IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT

ASSISTANCE TO 10 CAPUT SCHOOLS

TRAINING FOR SCHOOL-BASED

REMEDIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME

* IMPLEMENTING TARGETS AND

TARGET-RELATED ASSESSMENTS

* INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAMME

FOR SIXTH FORM CHINESE MEDIUM STUDENTS

IMPROVEMENT MEASURES RELATING

TO PROVISION OF STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS

ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROVISIONAL

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE PROPOSED HONG KONG INSTITUTE

OF EDUCATION

* FUNDING FOR THE NEW COMMITTEE

ON HOME-SCHOOL COOPERATION

IMPROVED TEACHER:CLASS AND

SENIOR TEACHER RATIOS FOR 30 ADDITIONAL WHOLE DAY PRIMARY SCHOOLS

MR CHAN SAID:

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$ 12 MILLION

$ 12 MILLION

$ 11 MILLION

$ 10 MILLION

$ 8 MILLION

$ 5 MILLION

$ 5 MILLION

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"THESE MEASURES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE AND COHERENT PACKAGE OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED IN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S REPORTS 4 AND 5.

"WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED, THESE MEASURES WILL NO DOUBT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO THE QUALITY OF OUR SCHOOL EDUCATION.

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TECHNICAL EDUCATION WILL GET AN ESTIMATED $711 MILLION, ABOUT $73 MILLION OR 11.4 PER CENT MORE THAN THAT OF LAST YEAR.

THE ADDITIONAL PROVISION IS TO ENABLE THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL {VTC) TO TAKE OVER SUR-DEGREE COURSES TRANSFERRED FROM THE POLYTECHNICS.

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WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE TWO TECHNICAL COLLEGES AT TSING AND CHAI WAN. THE VTC WILL START ITS FIRST INTAKE OF SUB-DEGREE STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER 1993.

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