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59%

The Director of Education advises that great care has been

taken to ensure that the level of fee remission granted by Government

to students at these schools is in strict accordance with the criteria

laid down by the Department. However, with effect from September

1977, the Tung Wah Group has ceased to provide free places and its

schools are now operated on the same basis as others in the aided

sector.

Paragraph 93: Head 81 - Subventions: Miscellaneous, Subhead 116

Hong Kong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty

60.

to Animals

The intention was to subvent the Hong Kong Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to meet expenses associated with

the collection and disposal of unwanted stray dogs and cats. This

intention was not correctly reflected in the ambit of the vote

concerned. The level of subvention is determined annually to cover

expenses to the extent of the cost to the Government of undertaking

similar activities.

Paragraphs 94-95: Head 85 - Universities and Polytechnic

61.

The Secretary for the University and Polytechnic Grants

Committee has acknowledged that the release of funds on the

occasions referred to in paragraph 95, albeit for projects which

were fully authorized, implied an assessment of the progress on

such projects which was less than realistic. The practice has

now been discontinued and in future funds not required within the

financial year for which they were provided will be revoted in the

normal way.

FINANCE BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

7th January 1978