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TELNO 1538
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 817: VISIT BY MR.GOODLAD: 11-13 OCTOBER
EDUCATION.
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BRIEF ON
SEM'S BRIEFING AT 1430 HRS 11 OCTOBER WILL COVER TWO MAJOR
AREAS:
(A)
PROGRESS MADE IN RECENT YEARS ON:
(I) SCHOOLS SECTOR - QUANTITATIVE EXPANSION AND PLANS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN QUALITATIVE IMPROVEMENTS,
(II) TERTIARY SECTOR TERTIARY EXPANSION AND EVOLUTION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION,
(III) TECHNICAL TRAINING TRAINING AND RETRAINING TO COPE WITH ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING; AND
(B)
(I)
CURRENT ISSUES OF INTEREST;
Today
LANGUAGE HOW HONG KONG IS IMPROVING PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE ITS POSITION AS AN
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE, AND
(II) INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS - HOW HONG KONG MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE EXPATRIATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
BACKGROUND BRIEF ON EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
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EDUCATION IS VALUED AS THE KEY TO PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 1.2 MILLION, ONE FIFTH OF THE POPULATION, ARE IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION. 21 BILLION HONG KONG DOLLARS A YEAR IS SPENT ON EDUCATION, THE LARGEST SINGLE ITEM OF RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, ACCOUNTING FOR 17.2 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET.
PRE-SCHOOL.
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