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Question No. 10
Question:
Reply by Secretary for Education & Manpower to
LegCo Question by Hon Mrs. Rita Fan
on 4 December 1985
Teachers in secondary schools now face a
variety of student problems ranging from
personal difficulty to petty crime to triad
connections. Can Government inform us
whether there is a trend of increasing
complexity in the problems that teachers
have to handle now compared to five years
ago, and what kind of assistance, training
and facilities have Government offered to
teachers in order that they can cope more
successfully with the demanding school
situation?
Answer:
Unfortunately, statistics on unruly and
delinquent behaviour in secondary schools,
have only been kept during the past three
years. The great majority of instances
relate to comparatively minor behavioural
problems such as habitual lateness, failure
to hand in homework and not bringing
textbooks to school. Delinquent behaviour
such as acts of physical violance, gambling,
stealing and suspected involvement in triad
activities accounted for approximately 10%