Question 8
Reply by the Hon. Michael Leung, JP, Director of Education, to a Legislative Council Question
by the Hon. Cheung Yan-lung, MBE, SBStJ, JP,
on 23 January 1985
Question:
Will Government consider the viability of including first-aid courses in the curriculum for lower-forms in secondary schools?
sir,
In addition to the topics contained in the
Form I-III Social Studies syllabus on the value of first-aid
and the importance of acquiring basic life-saving knowledge
and skills, first-aid training is already provided in
schools through the informal curriculum by suitably trained
personnel from the St. John Ambulance Association and the
Hong Kong Red Cross.
St. John officers provide regular courses of
first-aid training to student members of the St. John
Cadets, the Scouts and Guides, the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award Scheme and the Community Youth Clubs. Red Cross
officers provide training for Red Cross Youth members.
Through participation in one or more of these extra- curricular activities, students have ample opportunities to receive training in first-aid and further training within the formal curriculum is not considered necessary.