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Announcing the special arrangement today (Monday), the Deputy Director of Education, Miss Elaine Chung, said: "The extension is in response to views made by some kindergarten operators. They claimed that they required more time to study details of the new scheme."
Miss Chung noted that to facilitate more kindergarten operators to have a clear picture of the scheme, a further briefing session was being organised on Friday (June 9).
"It is hoped that through this arrangement, kindergarten operators would understand the advantages of this new scheme. The twin advantage is that kindergartens which have joined the new scheme will be able to boost competitiveness by reducing their fees, and at the same time reduce parents' burden," Miss Chung added.
She reiterated that the Education Department would closely monitor the operation of kindergartens starting next fall to ensure the stipulated requirements, such as 40 per cent kindergarten teachers should be trained and entry requirement should be Secondary 5 with passes in two subjects, were complied with.
She said: "This will apply to all kindergartens irrespective of whether they have joined the scheme."
As at the end of May, the Education Department received a total of 224 applications from kindergarten operators to join the subsidy scheme. Of these, 196 are non-profit making and the remaining are profit-making kindergartens.
End/Monday, June 5, 1995
Silver plates presented to lawyers and law clerks
An engineer who was acquitted of manslaughter had presented five silver plates today (Monday) to his legal representatives to express his gratitude.
The plates were given to his two counsel, Mr Rodney Pritchard and Mr Simon Westbrook, both assigned to defend him by the Director of Legal Aid, Legal Aid counsel Mr David Bryan and two law clerks of the Legal Aid Department, Mr Chang Hung-cheon and Mr John Chu Tak-wa.
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