financial burden. In view of Government policy concerning financing school buildings we recommend that Government contribution to the capital costs of new school building projects should be increased to 90% and exceptionally, to 100%. In the case of secondary technical and pre-vocational schools built in housing estates, financial assistance should also be given to the cost of furnishing and equipping such schools.
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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
There needs to be a margin for exceeding targets for the whole of Hong Kong when necessary to allow for provision of the varieties of secondary education in each geographical area, and to permit a reasonable degree of flexibility in forward planning. (Paragraph 82)
Government should take practical steps to reduce the time taken to allocate sites for school projects. (Paragraph 85)
Developments in building techniques should be kept under constant review with regard to their possible application to school projects in Hong Kong. (Paragraph 87)
Government's contribution to the capital costs of new school building projects should be increased to 90% and exceptionally, to 100%, and that in the case of secondary technical and pre- vocational schools built in housing estates, financial assistance should also be given to the cost of furnishing and equipping such schools. (Paragraph 91)
CHAPTER VII
THE EXPANSION OF FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION
AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF TEACHERS
92. We have been charged with advising on the expansion of facilities for the education and professional training of teachers.
93. Teacher education holds the key to educational improvement in both quantitative and qualitative terms. We recognize that the supply of professionally trained teachers, including technical teachers, is a crucial factor in the development programme. In the light of our
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