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Friday, December 14, 197
RE-APPRAISAL OF TYPE OF EDUCATION BEING PROVIDED IN HONG KONG
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Hong Kong, now in the midst of a period of rapid expansion of
secondary education, is going through a period of re-appraisal of the type
of education that is being provided.
"This process has been going on quietly for a number of years now
but is now more noticed, more discussed," the Assistant Director of
Education (Secondary), Mr. R.M. Cameron said this morning.
Speaking at the Speech Day of Tsung Tsin College in the City Hall,
Mr. Cameron added: "For example, in recent years there have been considerable
changes in the public examinationa. In the questions being set in the various
subject papers the emphasis has slowly moved away from those questions requiring
mainly factual answers to those which require thought, selection of relevant
data and analysis.
"Rote learning is no longer the path to success. Students are
required to think for themselves and to use their own judgement."
On the development of secondary education, Mr. Cameron reiterated
the government's stated policy to achieve as soon as possible a minimum of
three years secondary education for all children in Hong Kong and to make provision for 40 per cent of children in the 12-16 age group to receive five
years secondary schooling leading to the Certificate of Education.
The Assistant Director described this as "an ambitious programme by
any standards" and it would make great demands on the resources of Hong Kong.
/He said