Education Bureau Circular No. 16/2013 Collection of Fees, Sale of School Items and Provision of Paid Services in Kindergartens

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In particular, KGs’ attention is drawn to the following principles:

(a) No purchase of school items or acceptance of paid services should be compulsory. KGs should inform parents in writing that the acquisition of such items or services is entirely voluntary;

(b) KGs should inform parents in writing the charges, quantity and description of each school item/ paid service to enable parents to make an informed choice for their children;

(c) The items to be sold or the services to be provided should be solely for teaching and learning purposes;

(d) Expenses on regular learning activities for all students as well as items such as students’ handbooks, attainment records, teaching aids, etc., which are necessary for the operation of the school, should be covered by the operating expenses. Parents should not be charged for these items;

(e) No profit should be generated from the sale of textbooks;

(f) Profit from the sale of school items and provision of paid services, if any, should not exceed the profit limit of 15% of the cost price at which they are purchased from the suppliers; and

(g) Proper books of account should be kept which must reflect all sales and purchases and provision of paid services, including any discount or block sum of money received from trading operators/ suppliers.



Education Bureau Circular No. 16/2013  Collection of Fees, Sale of School Items and Provision of Paid Services in Kindergartens
Education Bureau (EDB) Circular No. 18/2000 is hereby superseded.
Appendix 1  List of Items to be Covered by School Fees
Appendix 2  Guidelines on Sale of School Items and Provision of Paid Services in Kindergartens, Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centres and Schools with Kindergarten Classes (KGs)


教育局通告第18/2000號 幼稚園售賣物品或提供收費服務的規定
(前編號為教育統籌局通告第18/2000號)
(前編號為教育署行政通告第18/2000號)
二零零零年四月十九日
kgotherfee_C.doc

EDB Circular No.18/2000  Rules on Selling School Items or Providing Paid Services by Kindergartens
(Formerly referred as EMB Circular No. 18/2000)
(Formerly referred as Administration Circular No.18/2000)
19 April 2000
kgotherfee_E.doc


現時，很多幼稚園都有向學生售賣物品或提供收費服務。幼稚園在提供上述服務時，必須遵守以下規定：
At present, many kindergartens provide sale of school items or other paid services to pupils. Schools should observe the following rules when providing the said services to pupils of the kindergarten:

(甲) 以書面形式通知家長購買物品或採用收費服務純屬自願性質，家長可向外購買物品或不採用幼稚園提供的服務。
(a) Schools should inform parents in writing that the acquisition of such items or the services is entirely voluntary. They can select to procure the items from external sources or decline the offer if they wish to.

(乙) 以書面形式通知家長所售賣物品或提供服務的費用，並需將各單項收費、數量，詳細列明，以便家長選購部份需要的物品或服務。學校亦須給予家長足夠時間考慮是否接受所提供的服務。
(b) Schools should inform parents in writing about the charges of such items or services. The charges, quantity and description of each item should be listed out clearly so that parents can select individual item or service required. Schools should also give parents sufficient time to consider whether or not to accept the services provided.

(丙) 售賣的物品或提供的服務，應與教學活動有直接關係。
(c) The items to be sold or the services to be provided should be solely for teaching and learning purposes.

(丁) 開辦幼稚園所必須的項目，如學生手冊、成績表、教具等的開支應屬營辦費用，不應向家長另外收費。
(d) Items such as students’ handbooks, attainment records, teaching aids etc., which are necessary for the operation of the school, should be covered by the operation expenses. Parents should not be charged for these items.

(戊) 應避免向家長收取整批物品或整學期服務的費用（例如：茶點費），讓家長可在學年中再行購買或繼續採用服務。
(e) Schools should avoid charging parents in one lump-sum for the whole package of items or the services required for the whole school term (for example, refreshment fee) so that parents may choose to replenish the items or retain the services in the middle of the year.

(己) 任何預購物品或預收服務費用，不應早於每年五月收取。
(f) Schools should not collect charges from parents for any goods or services before May of each year.

(庚) 以書面形式通知家長，如學生於學期開學前退學，家長已繳交款項的退回物品或退款安排。
(g) Schools should inform parents in writing of the refund arrangement in case the pupil withdraws from school before the commencement of the new term.