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FM HONG KONG 090521Z DEC 78
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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.1412 OF 9 DECEMBER,
INFO IMMEDIATE: PEKING,
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ROUTINE CANBERRA, SINGAPORE,
INFO SAVING : WELLINGTON.
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PLEASE PASS TO CABINET OFFICE FOR SECRETARY L.1.C.
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12 MY TELNO.1390 L.I.C ASSESSMENT FOR NOVEMBER.
1. PLEASE SUBSTITUTE PARAS 2 AND 3 BELOW FOR PARA.9 IN REFTEL
AND RENUMBER SUBSEQUENT PARAS ACCORDINGLY.
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2. A CAMPAIGN CALLING ITSELF THE
MOVEMENT'' HAS RECENTLY STARTED.
SECOND CHINESE LANGUAGE ONE OF ITS MAJOR TARGETS HAS BEEN THE REGULATIONS FOR THE NEW HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION (WHICH WERE PUBLISHED BY THE HONG KONG EXAMINATION AUTHORITY IN JUNE). THE HIGHER EXAMINATION IS DUE TO COME INTO USE IN 1979 SEMI-COLON IS DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION, AND LIKE IT, WILL BE THE BASIS FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION REMAINS THE BASIS FOR HONG KONG UNIVERSITY'S ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS).
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3. THE CAMPAIGN CRITIZED THE FACT THAT THE REGULATIONS MADE A
PASS IN EITHER ENGLISH OR CHINESE LANGUAGE (BUT NOT NECESSARILY BOTH) IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO '0'-LEVEL) A PREREQUISITE FOR TAKING OPPOSITION TO THE HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION IN ANY SUBJECT. THIS REQUIREMENT CAME FROM STUDENTS (MOSTLY THOSE IN THE CHINESE
UNIVERSITY), EDUCATIONALISTS AND OTHERS.
THE EXAMINATION
AUTHORITY SUBSEQUENTLY DECIDED TO AMEND THE REGULATIONS FOR
1980, AFTER WHICH PASSES IN BOTH LANGUAGES IN THE CERTIFICATE
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