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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 11 May 1988
Department is pushing forward the development of centrally organised extra- curricular activities on a territory-wide scale. These include the Community Youth Club Scheme, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and the Summer Youth Programmes, all of which attract large numbers of participating students.
It is considered inappropriate to lay down instructions on the duties to be undertaken by the additional teachers provided to strengthen extra-curricular activities since school principals must be given the discretion to deploy their staff as they see fit given their awareness of the aptitudes, interests and abilities of their staff and students. Instead, the Education Department believes that the focus should be to monitor the end result, that is, the overall quantity and quality of extra-curricular activities provided by each school. This monitoring is undertaken by district education officers during their regular visits to schools.
As regards further improvements, the Education Department plans to establish an extra-curricular activities section in the Advisory Inspectorate in order to give further assistance on a regular basis to schools and teachers in the development of extra-curricular programmes. The establishment of this section will also assist the department in determining the direction of future develop- ments and any additional resources needed.
Government Business
Motions
PENSIONS (INCREASE) ORDINANCE
THE CHIEF SECRETARY moved the following motion: That the Second Schedule to the Pensions (Increase) Ordinance be amended with effect from 1 April 1988-
(a) in Part I by adding the following-
'21. The adjusted pension under paragraph 20 may be further increased
by 6 per cent.';
(b) In Part II by adding the following
'20. The adjusted pension under paragraph 19 may be further in-
creased by 6 per cent.';
(c) in Part III by adding the following—
'20. The adjusted pension under paragraph 19 may be further in-
creased by 6 per cent.';
(d) in Part IV by adding the following-
19. The adjusted pension under paragraph 18 may be further in-
creased by 6 per cent.';