MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1977
MR. HO ADDED: +WE NOW HAVE A STEADY FLOW OF NEWLY TRAINED TEACHERS COMING FROM THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE AS WELL AS A TEAM OF ADVISERS TO ASSIST, MONITOR AND EVALUATE PROGRESS IN THE SCHOOLS ADOPTING THE NEW APPROACH.+
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL VOTED THE NECESSARY FUNDS IN JULY THIS YEAR FOR INTRODUCING THE NEW FORM 1-3 CURRICULUM IN ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, INCLUDING RECURRENT GRANTS FOR ALL SCHOOLS WHERE PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT, AND CAPITAL GRANTS FOR FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT AND FOR THOSE SCHOOLS WHERE CONVERION WORK WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE THESE SUBJECTS CAN BE TAUGHT.
MR. HO SAID THAT THE EXHIBITION WAS THEREFORE PARTLY AIMED AT CONVINCING SCHOOLS AND PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE THAT A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS KIND WAS WORTH THE EFFORT THAT NEEDED TO BE PUT INTO IT.
+1 AM CONVINCED THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT LINES IN WHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING HERE AND I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT A MAJOR STEP FORWARD HAS BEEN MADE IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, + HE SAID.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESSING FORWARD IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOLS OF ART AND DESIGN AND HOME ECONOMICS THE OTHER TWO OF A THREE-SUBJECT SPEARHEAD AIMED AT IMPROVING PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL STUDIES.
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