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19.
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In the long-term it is proposed to administer the school fee
remission system centrally through a computerized system. The
original intention was to introduce such a system in respect of the
intake of students to Form I in September 1978. The proposal to abolish
fees in junior secondary classes with effect from the 1978-79 academic
year has now rendered this unnecessary but planning is underway for
centralizing fee remission in respect of senior secondary forms.
Paragraphs 33-34: Head 41 - Information Services Department,
Subhead 999 010 Publication receipts
20.
With regard to the publication "The Queen in Hong Kong", the
Director of Information Services advises that over 5, 200 copies have
now been sold and production costs almost recovered. He hopes that
active sales promotion will further reduce the balance of unsold copies.
The Director of Information Services also advises that he is now
promoting the sale of the remaining copies of the publication to schools.
Paragraph 35: Head 49 - Medical and Health Department,
21.
Subhead 103 Payment for medical and health services
001 British Military Hospital
Verification of accounts submitted by the British Military
Hospital prior to 1st April 1977 is continuing and appropriate adjustments
are being made where necessary. Payment is now made only in respect
of persons verified as Government Entitled Patients, and a new
system to minimise difficulties over verification of accounts, due
mainly to inaccuracies in writing names, is to be introduced which
should greatly improve the present system.
22.
So far as recoveries from patients are concerned, demand notes
in respect of all but two cases have now been issued; of these one
concerns a private patient not referred by a Government medical
institution for which there is no liability, and the other a patient who
cannot now be traced and will be subject to write-off action.
/Paragraph 36
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