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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993

FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS, THE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS IN 1992/93 FOR GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (ESF) SCHOOLS WERE $24,338, $15,521 AND $19,791 RESPECTIVELY.

THE FIGURES FOR THESE SCHOOLS IN 1991/92 AND 1990/91 (IN BRACKETS) WERE $22,207 ($19,654), $13,964 ($12,396) AND $18,445 ($16,590) RESPECTIVELY.

AS REGARDS DIRECT SUBSIDY TO INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS, MR LEUNG SAID IT WAS BASED ON THE AVERAGE UNIT COST OF AN AIDED SCHOOL PLACE

AND WAS ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACTUAL FEES CHARGED, 1.E. THE HIGHER THE FEE THE LOWER THE SUBSIDY.

THE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS FOR THESE SCHOOLS IN 1992/93 AND 1991/92 WERE $3,813 AND $3,424 RESPECTIVELY.

THE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS FOR PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR EACH PRIMARY STUDENT IN 1992/93 WERE $13,613, $10,229 AND $12,367 RESPECTIVELY FOR GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND ESF SCHOOLS.

THE FIGURES FOR 1991/92 AND 1990/91 (IN BRACKETS) WERE $12,399 ($10,902), $9,084 ($8,034) AND $11,125 ($9,844) RESPECTIVELY.

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$4 MILLION CASH RELIEF FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

THE GOVERNMENT HAVE SO FAR THIS YEAR OFFERED $4.16 MILLION CASH RELIEF TO FLOOD VICTIMS, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN, MR RASON SAID THERE WERE 899 FLOODING CASES ON RECORD SO FAR THIS YEAR AND THE GOVERNMENT WAS SPENDING $68 MILLION FOR CLEARANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF DRAINS IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

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RETRAINING FUND FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS, ELDERLY AND DISABLED

THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING BOARD HAS DECIDED ΤΟ EARMARK $10 MILLION INITIALLY FOR THE RETRAINING OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS VICTIMS, ELDERLY AND DISABLED WORKERS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHARL LEUNG, TOLD THR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG, MR LEUNG SAID THE BOARD WOULD LIAISE WITH RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, RELATED ORGANISATIONS AND EMPLOYER ASSOCIATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRAINING PROVIDED WOULD MEET THE ASPIRATIONS AND SPECIAL NEEDS OF THESE GROUPS, TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO THEM.

"THE PROPOSAL WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED,

TRAINING OF THE

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HE ADDED.

/MR LEUNG