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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1994

PROPERTY TAX ENQUIRY FEE REVISED

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THE FEE CHARGED FOR ANSWERING WRITTEN ENQUIRIES ABOUT OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS OF PROPERTY TAX WILL BE REVISED ΤΟ $260 PER ENQUIRY PER PROPERTY FROM MARCH 1.

THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT MADE THE REVISION IN THE LIGHT OF RISING COSTS.

THE PRESENT FEE IS $235.

VIEWS SOUGHT ON TOC RECOMMENDATIONS

COPIES OF THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM (TOC) HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO EDUCATIONAL

PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS BODIES, INCLUDING

AND MEMBERS OF THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A SPOKESMAN FOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID: IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ON THE TOC ARE BEING SOUGHT, 31 WAS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION FOR COMMENTS.

"VIEWS ON THE AND THAT MARCH

"THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION ON THE TIMETABLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE TOC.

HE SAID THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TOC HAD SPENT EIGHT MONTHS TO STUDY AND CONSIDER THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE INCLUDE:

SCHEDULE 1

IMPLEMENTATION OF TOC TO COVER PRIMARY 1 TO PRIMARY 6 FROM 1995/96 ONWARDS WILL TAKE SEVEN YEARS TO COMPLETE, AND EXTENSION TO COVER SECONDARY 1 TO SECONDARY 3 WILL NOT RR COMPLETED UNTIL 2004/2005, THAT IS, 10 YEARS AFTER ITS STARTING DATE.

SCHEDULE 2

BE COMPLETED IN

IMPLEMENTATION OF TOC IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS CAN FOUR YEARS, AND IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS THREE YEARS LATER. TEACHERS WILL START ΤΟ IMPLEMENT TOC SOON AFTER THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE NECESSARY TRAINING.

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