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The cross-language project is to set up a multimedia language resource centre for language teachers in 1996-97. It was proposed by the Education Department and a total of $4.5 million had been awarded.
The Chinese language projects include organising two essay competitions and promotional activities of Putonghua and providing moderately mentally handicapped students with training to strengthen their communication power.
The English ones are to develop instructional materials for intensive English courses for English-medium Secondary 6 and 7 students and a language-intensive interactive World Wide Web serialised drama package based on the findings of a research on grammatical and lexical problems encountered by local secondary students.
As today, 85 projects are supported by the Language Fund, involving a total of $116.57 million.
The Fund, set up in May 1994 with an initial allocation of $300 million, is to support proposals and initiatives aiming at improving Chinese (including Putonghua) and English language proficiency of the students and members of the public.
It also enhances existing efforts to meet temporary shortfalls in language teaching resources and encourages research into problem areas and initiation of new approaches.
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Unlicensed clubhouse operator fined
A clubhouse operator was fined $20,000 by Eastern Magistracy today (Tuesday) after pleading guilty to operating an unlicensed club in Shek O.
The court heard that the operator of an establishment at 770 Shek O Village had submitted an application to the Home Affairs Department's Licensing Authority for a certificate of compliance.
The application, however, was rejected because the clubhouse was a temporary structure and it was located on unleased government land.
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