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Head 63 Public Works Department: Engineering Development

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We were advised of the conditions under which village street

lighting is provided by the power companies in consultation with the

New Territories Administration.

Head 71 Public Works Non-Recurrent: Waterworks

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9. We were told that mains water supplies to villages in the

New Territories were provided through items in the Public Works

Programme; that nearly 400 villages had already benefitted from

the first programme of such works; that another 200 villages would

benefit from a second programme of works; that the Public

Works Department was in consultation with the New Territories

Administration on further programmes of works; and that schemes for a

mains water supply to some areas had to await the production of

development plans.

Head 78 Subventions: Education

10.

We were given details of the existing subsidy code for schools

and classes providing special education and were told that proposals

to improve teacher class ratios and to increase the allowances for

teachers in special schools and special classes were shortly to be

submitted to us for consideration. We were provided with details

of the grants for English School Foundation primary and secondary

schools, the ages of children receiving education in these schools,

and the number of students in Forms I to VI at the Island School on

1st March 1977. We were informed of the membership, aims and

achievements of the Hong Kong Teachers Association, and the

reasons for subventing it.

Head 81 Subventions: Social Welfare

11.

We were given details of the allocation for the implementation

of the Child Care Centres Ordinance from the sum earmarked for

new projects, and were assured that there was adequate provision

to meet other new projects and to maintain the standard of existing

services.

/Head 85