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(e)

Licence/permit for

conveyance of dangerous

goods in category 2 or 5

- 8 -

(per annum)

(per annum)

$660

$725

(1)

Duplicate, amendment or

endorsement on a licence/

permit in (a)-(e)

$180

$200

End/Wednesday, January 18, 1995

Applications invited for Language Fund

Organisations, individuals and schools including kindergartens that are interested in undertaking projects or activities to improve language standards in Hong Kong are now invited to apply for allocation from the Language Fund.

The fund is aimed at supporting proposals and initiatives that will raise standards in Chinese (including Putonghua) and English, enhance existing efforts and meet temporary shortfalls in language teaching resources.

In addition, the Language Fund will encourage research into problem areas and initiation of new approaches.

Projects or activities to be funded should be able to fulfil any one or more of the following objectives:

to improve motivation for language learning;

to enhance the quality of teacher education for language in education; to increase the supply and quality of textbooks, reference materials and appropriate teaching aids; and

to launch innovative projects which maximise proficiency.

Interested parties may wish to note that among the first batch of 35 successful applications announced in December 1994, 23 were Chinese language (including Putonghua) projects, eight English language projects and four concerned with improving proficiency in both English and Chinese. There was a balanced mix of research, teaching and learning resource materials, teacher training, curriculum and student activity projects.