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this might well be not far short of the total
of those wanting to proceed beyond Form/Middle III;
(viii) senior secondary courses to follow curricula leading
to the HKCE in Form/Middle V; one third of pupils entering Form /Middle IV to obtain places in Form/
Middle VI;
(ix) selection and allocation procedures for the senior
secondary course to be conducted by the Education
Department, based on the results of the proposed
Junior Certificate of Education; as far as possible
children so selected to proceed to Form/Middle IV
in the senior section of the same school;
(x) technical education to be emphasised, the basic
nine years course to have a practical and technical
content of 25 30 per cent; the curriculum for the
two-year senior secondary curriculum in technical
schools to be revised to give more emphasis to
technical subjects;
(xi) existing and planned prevocational schools to
continue as such for as long as they attracted
pupils, and to be allowed to accept children living
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anywhere in the territory; The White Paner stated that prevocational education (by means of three-year secondary courses) was not regarded as the most
appropriate answer to the needs of a community as developed as Hong Kong, considering the extensive
facilities for post-secondary technical education and vocational training being built.]