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SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1980
COMMON CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS PLANNED FOR 1983 HKCEE
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A REVISED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE'S CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS AT PRESENT IN THE DRAFT STAGE IS PLANNED TO FORM THE BASIS OF A COMMON EXAMINATION SYLLABUS FOR THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (HKCEE) IN 1983, MRS. LOUISE MOK, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A SEMINAR ATTENDED BY ABOUT 300 CHEMISTRY TEACHERS FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT REVISED CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS.
AT PRESENT THERE ARE TWO EXAMINATION SYLLABUSES FOR HKCEE, ONE BASED ON THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE'S AND THE OTHER ON THE TRADITIONAL ONE,
MRS. MOK SAID IT WAS UNDESIRABLE TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CHEMISTRY COURSES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
+A COMMON EXAMINATION SYLLABUS IS URGENTLY NEEDED, SHE SAID.
NOTING THAT THE TARGET DATE OF 1983 WAS A TENTATIVE ONE MRS. MOK SAID SHE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY WILL MAKE DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING A COMMON CHEMISTRY EXAMINATION SYLLABUS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.+
SHE HOPED THAT IN THE SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS WOULD HAVE
A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THE REVISED SYLLABUS AND EXCHANGE VIEWS ON IT.
+TEACHERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND THEIR COMMENTS TO THE SCIENCE INSPECTORATE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE REVISED SYLLABUS IS FINALISED THIS SUMMER,+ MRS. MOK SAID.
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