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INTRODUCTION |
| Purpose
of the Code Interpretation |
| 1. |
(a) |
This Code of Aid prescribes the
rules and conditions in accordance with which the Government of the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region promotes education by means of grants
to such practical schools and skills opportunity schools as may be approved
for this purpose by the Director of Education.
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(b) |
In this Code of Aid, "Government"
means the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; "Director"
means the Director of Education.
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(c) |
A practical school means a school
with a boarding section which provides education suitable for pupils who
are more inclined towards a practically orientated curriculum, and which
has been approved by the Director for this purpose.
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(d) |
A skills opportunity school means
a school without a boarding section which provides education suitable for
pupils who have severe learning difficulties, and which has been approved
by the Director for this purpose.
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| Director
may delegate powers |
| 2. |
(a) |
A Deputy Director of Education
may exercise any function of the Director under this Code of Aid.
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(b) |
The Director may authorize any officer of the Education Department to
exercise any function of the Director under any provision of this Code
of Aid.
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| Management
of aided practical schools/ skills opportunity schools |
| 3. |
A practical school/skills opportunity
school in receipt of aid under the terms of this Code of Aid shall be managed
and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Education Ordinance
and of subsidiary legislation made under that Ordinance, and in compliance
with the provisions of this Code of Aid and such instructions concerning
aided practical schools/skills opportunity schools as the Director may from
time to time issue. An administrative guide for practical schools and skills
opportunity schools is at Appendix 1.
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| Director
may appoint additional managers |
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If it appears to the Director
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(a) |
that a school is not being managed
satisfactorily or that the education of the pupils is not being promoted
in a proper manner; or
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(b) |
that the composition of the Management
Committee of a school is such that the school is not likely to be managed
satisfactorily, or is such that the education of the pupils is not likely
to be promoted in a proper manner; or
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(c) |
that for any reason a school has no manager;
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he may appoint one or more persons
to be additional managers of the school for such period as he thinks fit.
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| Director
of Audit and the Commissioner Against Corruption to have right of access
to records and accounts |
| 5. |
As a condition of grant, the
Director of Audit and the Commissioner Against Corruption or any officer
duly authorized by them may, if they consider it necessary in the public
interest, have access to the records and accounts of a school in receipt
of aid under the terms of this Code of Aid and to the records and accounts
of any controlling or any other agencies to which money from the school
is diverted which is directly or indirectly involved with the expenditure
of public money, or special funds established for educational development
out of income of such a school derived otherwise than from government grants.
In this connection, the staff of a school or of any controlling or any other
agencies to which money from the school is diverted will be obliged to explain
to the Director of Audit and the Commissioner Against Corruption or to their
authorized representatives, any matter relating to the receipt, expenditure
or custody of money for which the school or any controlling or any other
agencies to which money from the school is diverted or both are accountable
in the public interest.
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