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each of the subsequent two years); and
(b) to set up an English language immersion training scheme in
the UK for Hong Kong teachers (£0.9 million p.a).
CRD, RMD, Finance Department and SEND agree.
BACKGROUND
3. Following a meeting last September between the then Foreign Secretary, Mr Major, and the Chairman and Director-General of the
British Council, the British Council put forward a number of
proposals for strengthening educational links with Hong Kong as a
way of demonstrating Britain's commitment to the territory. Since
then, the Hong Kong Government have also made some additional suggestions.
4.
The proposals are as follows:
British Council proposals
A. Endowment of a Research Institute
at the Hong Kong University of
of Science and Technology
Estimated Cost
Set up costs: £3 million
£5 million or £8 million
10 million over two or
₤10
three years (depending on
choice of research area).
Recurrent costs:
-
£0.5 million p.a over 5
years and £0.1 million p.a
thereafter
B. Support for professional
training in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Government proposals
C. Immersion English Language
Training for teacher trainees
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£0.3 million p.a.
£0.9 million p.a.
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