THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1981
THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE BY DISPLAYING ONE OF ITS NEW JUMBO BUSES, WHICH WILL SOON BE ON THE ROADS OF HONG KONG,
A SPECIAL SEAT BELT CATAPULT MACHINE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED WHICH WILL SHOW HOW SENSIBLE IT IS TO WEAR A SEAT BELT.
ADMISSION IS FREE.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS ( HAND HELD CAMERAS ONLY FOR TV FILMING) TO COVER THE ROAD SAFETY DAY ON SUNDAY, MAY 24, AT VICTORIA PARK.
GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO MEET THE PRESS AT THE PARK'S HING FAT STREET ENTRANCE AT 1.40 PM.
COMMENTS SOUGHT ON DRAFT ENGLISH SYLLABUS
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A DRAFT OF THE REVISED ENGLISH SYLLABUS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS HAS BEEN SENT TO THE SCHOOLS FOR THEIR COMMENTS.
THE DRAFT SYLLABUS HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ENGLISH SUBJECT COMMITTEE (PRIMARY) OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON THE BASIS OF PROPOSALS MADE BY THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ADVISER AND THE WORKING PARTY IN ENGLISH.
+SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYLLABUS WILL BE CAREFULLY EVALUATED BY THE COMMITTEE WITH A VIEW TO
IMPROVING THE DRAFT WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
+THE FINAL VERSION WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS,+ AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE REVISED SYLLABUS ATTEMPTS TO DEFINE THE ROLE OF ENGLISH IN HONG KONG AND THE GENERAL AIMS OF TEACHING LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
ALSO, THE TEACHING METHODS RECOMMENDED IN THE REVISED SYLLABUS REPRESENT A CHANGE OF EMPHASIS FROM THE FORMAL APPROACH TO ONE WHICH PAYS GREATER ATTENTION TO THE USE OF ENGLISH FOR PURPOSES OF COMMUNICATION.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE TEACHING MATERIALS BASED ON THIS NEW APPROACH WILL BE OF GREATER INTEREST TO PUPILS THAN MANY OF THE TEXTBOOKS AT PRESENT IN USE IN THE SCHOOLS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SCHOOLS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THEIR COMMENTS BEFORE JULY 6 TO THE PRINCIPAL CURRICULUM PLANNING OFFICER (PRIMARY), ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 5TH FLOOR, HONG
KONG.
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