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"The public consultation will help ensure that the Commission's No 7 report contains concrete proposals which would address the genuine needs of the school community and the concerns of the public at large.

"To facilitate the public in considering the issue, a consultation pamphlet was produced by the Commission's task group on school quality and school funding," Professor Young said.

The pamphlet describes briefly the present school system, the roles of the key players in the system and the present funding arrangements.

It also identifies the main constraints of the system including the lack of flexibility and accountability in the funding and school management systems, the lack of appropriate indicators to assess the performance of schools, school sponsoring bodies, school management committees, principals and teachers, and the absence of incentives for schools to take initiatives and accept responsibility for the achievement of quality education.

The pamphlet proposes a new quality culture with clear goals and incentives for improvement, and invites views on:

goals and targets of quality school education;

ways to relate school funding to performance; and

the roles of key players in the school system and the relationships between them.

Interested parties are welcome to send in their views by July 31 to Education Commission Secretariat, ninth floor, Central Government Offices (West Wing), 11 Ice House Street, Central (Fax 2537 4591).

Copies of the pamphlet can be obtained from all district offices and the sub- offices of the Education Department. It is also available at the following E-mail address: [email protected].

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