TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1975
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ON RIGHT LINES
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HONG KONG'S CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE IS ON THE LINES GENERALLY ACCEPTED BY DELEGATES TO THE RECENT COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL SEMINAR ON EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION WHICH WAS HELD IN KUALA LUMPUR FROM MAY 27 TO JUNE 6.
TINIS WAS STATED TODAY BY MR. ARTHUR BROWN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF HISPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), WHO TOGETHER WITH MR. LAM TAT-LAU, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY), REPRESENTED HONG KONG AT THE SEMINAR.
MR. BROWN, WHO RETURNED LAST SATURDAY, SAID THE SEMINAR WAS VERY WORTHWHILE. MR. LAM IS ON HOLIDAY AND WILL BE RE- TURNING LATER.
ALTOGETHER 40 SENIOR EDUCATIONISTS FROM 14 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND DEPENDENCIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION ATTENDED THE SEMINAR.
ONE OF THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SEMINAR WAS THAT' HIGH PRIORITY BE GIVEN TO THE TRAINING OF INSPECTORS AND SUPERVISORY STAFF IN EDUCATION.
THE SEMINAR URGED THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT IN LONDON TO LOOK INTO THE EFFECTS OF EXAMINATIONS ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER ASPECTS OF EDUCATION.
MR. BROWN SAID THAT HE AND MR. LAM WOULD BE LOOKING, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, INTO IMPLEMENTING THE SEMINAR'S RECOMMENDATIONS
IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS.
WATER CUT ***
A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WONG CHUK HANG WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR A FEW HOURS ON FRIDAY (JUNE 13) MORNING TO FACILITATE A TEST FOR LEAKAGE IN THE AREA.
THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE WILL LAST FROM 1 A.M. TO 6 A.M.
AFFECTED WILL BE PREMISES BOUNDED BY NAM LONG SHAN ROAD, WELFARE ROAD, SHUM WAN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE AND THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL.
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