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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1978
+FINALLY, I SHOULD MENTION THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS TAKING A LIVELY INTEREST IN THE WHOLE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, AND I SHALL CONTINUE TO SEEK ADVICE FROM THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,+ MR. TOPLEY SAID.
ON THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH, HE SAID, THE MATTER WAS BEING REVIEWED BY AN ENGLISH ADVISER WHO WAS WORKING IN CLOSE LIAISON WITH THE TEAM NOW PLANNING THE NEW COURSE OF TEACHER TRAINING MENTIONED IN THE WHITE PAPER.
+ IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, POSTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE SKILLS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE FOR THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE. IT IS THE INTENTION TO GIVE MUCH ATTENTION IN BOTH PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE COURSES TO DEVELOPING PROFICIENCY IN LANGUAGE AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
+IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH AMONG GRADUATE TEACHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION, BOTH UNIVERSITIES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPING AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNIT IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION,+
ON THE PROPOSAL TO ABOLISH TONG FAI, MR. TOPLEY SAID THAT IT WAS PARTLY BECAUSE CHILDREN WERE STILL REQUIRED TO BUY THEIR OWN TEXTBOOKS, STATIONERY AND UNIFORMS THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONSIDERED THAT THIS FEE AS WELL AS TUITION FEES IN FORMS - 111 SHOULD BE ABOLISHED IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF SCHOOLS.
ABOLITION OF TONG FAI WOULD MEAN A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN THE CAPITATION GRANT WHICH WOULD ENABLE ALL AIDED SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE WHAT THEY CONSIDER ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLE.
NO CHANGE, HE ADDED, WAS BEING CONTEMPLATED REGARDING THE PRESENT TONG FÁI ARRANGEMENTS IN FORMS IV - VI.
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