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Supplementary to Question No. 9 in the

Legislative Council on 15 May 1985

Mr. YEUNG Po-kwan :- Sir, will the Government inform this Council what

improvements have recently been made to resolve the technical problems?

Director of Education :-

Yes, Sir, there have been several improvements

made in the last 12 months. In the first place the Building Development

Department have agreed to investigate inspections and on completed works

as soon as request is received and to give priority to such inspections.

Secondly, a new system on filing and pursuing action is being achieved and

implemented in offices in all our districts to ensure that this is done

speedily. Thirdly, we have agreed with the Building Development Department

to liaise with the school architect direct on any technical problems on the

ground rather than through district officers as at present. Fourthly we

have agreed to give interim payments to schools direct if the architect

certificate is available. And finally, we have agreed to issue letters of

approval two months earlier in each financial year, in other words, in

March instead of May each year.

Mr. YEUNG Po-kwan :- Sir, would the Government inform this Council on what

basis will the aided primary schools be selected for inclusion into the

pilot scheme?

within

Director of Education :- Sir, basically the selection is based on two

factors. The first is that these primary schools are

either the

Housing Department's locality or in rural areas which can be serviced

easily by the Building Development Department. Altogether this pilot

scheme includes about 400 such schools which can be considered for inclusion

in major repairs on the central scale.