inform this Council before
MR. SZETO (in Cantonese) : Sir, could the Government
or at the time ΟΙ after the
Government decided to adopt
adopt this particular scheme, had
other schemes been suggested which might bring us the same
results but which might be more economical and more
effective and, if so,
so, why
why is
is it
it that the Government
has
not adopted the other alternatives and has opted for this
particular one?
SECRETARY FOR
EDUCATION
AND
MANPOWER
Sir, the
Government attaches a lot of importance to improving
language teaching in our schools.
Certainly measures
are
not limited to this one scheme. The Education Commission
in
its
first report recommended
recommendations affecting language teaching.
second
report
it
recommended
12
different
In its
another
three
recommendations. Many of these ideas have already been
adopted. Others will be adopted as soon as funds can be
made available. The present scheme is only one of many
schemes being tried and, as already mentioned, this scheme
is itself a pilot project. Our idea is to try as many
different methods as possible and assess which are the
most effective and which are the best value for money
before we come to final conclusions as to what are the
best ways to improve language teaching in our schools.