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Question No. 6
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Reply by Hon. J. N. Henderson, OBE, Secretary for Education and Manpower to a Question by Hon. Martin Lee, QC, JP, in Legislative Council on 6 November 1985
Does the Administration have any policy or programme relating to the teaching of specially gifted children?
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Answer:
Under current policy there is no specific programme or institution provided to cater for specially gifted children presuming this phrase to mean intellectually gifted. Hong Kong's educational system aims to provide a broad and balanced education for all pupils. Most teachers should also be able to recognise the specially gifted child and can provide the level of work to develop that child's potential if necessary and also specialist advice is available from the Education Department if needed. In addition schools at all levels are encouraged to develop a varied programme of extra-curricular activities to meet the needs of those pupils whose talents can more readily be developed through specially organised interest groups such as mathematics, science and social studies clubs. I should add perhaps that where the artistically gifted are concerned the advent of the Academy of Performing Arts will provide a most encouraging
environment for the development of their talents.