Annual Report 1993-94

44 •會議補助金：校方提供津貼逾二百萬港元予 二百九十九位成功申請者前往海外出席會 議。 •乙類及丙類服務條件之職員及同等職級之非 教員進修津貼：校方斥資逾十萬港元贊助五 十二位僱員進修各類課程，以提高他們的工 作技能和知識。 •內部培訓計劃：十六位新聘執行助理及事務 助理參加由人事處舉辦的行政人員訓練課 程，汲取工作所需之知識及技能；一千六百 多位教職員參加由計算機服務中心舉辦的訓 練課程，以提高電腦操作技巧及應用知識。 •校外進修學院課程減費優惠：共有五百六十 三位教職員享用此項優惠，報讀該院各類課程，收費由九折至半價不等。 上述的新服務條件、僱員福利，和教職員培訓及發展計劃，俱有助大學羅致優質教 職員，挽留人才，提升服務質素，以達到既定的嚴格要求和標準。 Another area of major concern was staff training and development. The University has always encouraged its employees to continuously update their knowledge and skills for both job requirement and better career prospects. In 1993-94, over 2,500 staff members benefited from six different categories of training and development programmes tenable at the University: • Staff development programmes and grants: A total of 15 teaching staff and administrators received either University or external funding in the form of scholarships, fellowships, or special grants to undertake further studies, training, or research at local or overseas institutions of higher education. • Special grants for conducting research abroad in summer: Grants amounting to HK$731,500 were approved by the University for 26 applications from teachers to carry out quality research work outside Hong Kong in the summer of 1994. • Conference grants: Financial assistance to the tune of HK$2 million was disbursed to 299 successful applicants who sought subsidies to attend conferences overseas. • Reimbursement of course fees for Terms (B) & (C) and equivalent non-teaching appointees: Over HK$100,000 was reimbursed to 52 such staff members to cover fees of various training courses they attended to acquire job-related skills and expertise. • Internal training programmes: Sixteen newly recruited Executive Assistants and Executive Officers attended the Executive Training Programme organized by the Personnel Office to acquire knowledge and skills immediately needed for effective 教職員觀看錄像帶學習操作電腦軟件 Videotapes usedto instruct staff on computer software.