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THE INSPECTIONS WERE ALSO AIMED AT MAINTAINING CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH THE OPERATORS AND OFFERING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE THEIR STANDARD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

DURING THE INSPECTIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, FOUR SCHOOLS WERE FOUND NOT COMPLYING WITH THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE.

HE SAID THESE IRREGULARITIES INCLUDED COLLECTION OF UNAPPROVED TEACHING PERMITS FEES, TEACHERS WITHOUT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES OR AND EXCESS ENROLMENT.

WARNINGS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE SCHOOLS TO RECTIFY THE IRREGULARITIES IMMEDIATELY, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD TAKE FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS, INCLUDING LEGAL ACTION IF WARRANTED, AGAINST THESE OPERATORS.

HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO CONDUCT SURPRISE INSPECTIONS ON SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR OPERATIONS WERE SMOOTH,

IN THE 1992/93 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED 211 SUCH INSPECTIONS AND 112 BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1993 AND FEBRUARY 1994.

0

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR CONVERSION TO WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING

AIDED BI-SESSIONAL

PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO

APPLY FOR

WHOLE-DAY OPERATION IN THE 1995/96 SCHOOL YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID SCHOOLS OPERATING ON A WHOLE-DAY BASIS WERE GIVEN AN IMPROVED TEACHER/CLASS RATIO OF 1.4 TO ONE AND A SENIOR TEACHER RATIO OF ONE ASSISTANT MASTER/MISTRESS FOR EVERY THREE CLASSES.

SCHOOLS

ALSO

RECEIVE AN

INCREASED

ANNUAL CLASS

"WHOLE-DAY

GRANT," HE SAID.

THE

SPOKESMAN

WITH PARENTS AND

ADVISED SCHOOLS TO DISCUSS TEACHERS ON THE CONVERSION BEFORE SENDING IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 18, APPLICANTS WILL INFORMED OF THE RESULTS IN MAY.

BK

AT PRESENT, A TOTAL OF 131 WHOLE-DAY PRIMARY SCHOOLS OPERATION IN THE TERRITORY.

ARE IN

ESTATE AGENTS WORKING GROUP SUPPORTS LICENSING

掌

THE WORKING GROUP ON REGULATION OF REAL ESTATE AGENTS TODAY IN (FRIDAY) AGREED TO RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNMENT THAT ESTATE AGENTS

SHOULD BE

BY KONG HONG

A REGULATORY AUTHORITY WITH LEGISLATIVE BACKING.

THE

LICENSED

CONSIDERED SYSTEMS FOR THE

RECOMMENDATION CAME AFTER MEMBERS OF THE GROUP CAREFULLY THE PROS AND CONS OF VARIOUS REGULATORY TRADE.

/THEY HAVE

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