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Examination has been abolished.
The Education Department, in
consultation with school authorities, will devise measures to
bridge the gap between the phasing out of the Secondary
School Entrance Examination and the introduction of the Hong
Kong Junior Certificate of Education. Consultation will also
be required with school authorities on the phasing out of those
selection procedures which are associated with the Secondary
School Entrance Examination; on the introduction of new
selection arrangements for junior secondary courses on an
area basis, as the number of places available approaches the
100% provision target; and on the introduction of the new
examination itself.
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The present Hong Kong Certificate of Education
will continue to be taken by pupils completing Form V of
senior secondary schools. It will also be used as the
basis for selection for entry to Form VI. Selection of
students for Form VI will continue to be made by school
authorities, taking into account broad guidelines,
governing standards of entry, laid down by the Education
Department.
2.18
Quality of education
The emphasis in this Paper is on the need to provide
a sufficient number of places and on the ways by which these
can be made available. This does not mean that the Government
is unaware of the desirability of improving the quality of
the education provided in our secondary schools. With this
in mind, steps will be taken to ensure an adequate supply of
qualified teachers (see Appendix 1) to meet the rapid expansion
planned for the public sector and the additional teachers
required for "bought" places in the private sector.
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