WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1983
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MUSIC TEACHING SCHEME A SUCCESS
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS SOUGHT POLICY APPROVAL TO CONTINUE TO RUN IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR A CENTRALISED SYSTEM FOR TEACHING MUSIC FOR THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION AND HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATIONS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
QUESTIONED BY THE HON JOYCE BENNETT AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR HAYE SAID THE SYSTEM LAUNCHED LAST SEPTEMBER HAD BEEN EVALUATED WITH ENCOURAGING RESULTS.
HE SAID THE SYSTEM IS BEING TRIED OUT FOR SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE GENUINE DIFFICULTY IN SCHEDULING SMALL NUMBERS OF PUPILS WISHING TO TAKE POST-FORM 111 CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION COURSES
IN MUSIC AS A SCHOOL SUBJECT.
MR HAYE ADDED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE SYSTEM IN THE LIGHT OF EXAMINATION RESULTS NEXT YEAR BEFORE ANOTHER DECISION TO CONTINUE, AND PERHAPS TO EXPAND THE SYSTEM COULD BE TAKEN.
MORE APPLICATIONS FOR NATURALISATION
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A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 78 PERSONS IN HONG KONG HAS APPLIED FOR NATURALISATION AS BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS SINCE JANUARY 1, 1983, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HOM DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THIS NUMBER COMPARED WITH A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 45 PEF SONS WHO HAD APPLIED FOR NATURALISATION AS BRITISH SUBJECTS UP TO THAT DATE, MR JEAFFRESON SAID, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ANDREW' SO.
MR JEAFFRESON ALSO POINTED TO THE FOLLOWING THREE MAIN CHANGES TO NATURALISATION PROCEDURES SINCE THE BRITISK NATIONALITY ACT 1981 CAME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1983:
* THE NUMBER OF REFEREES REQUIRED HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM
FOUR TO TWO.
* THE RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR THE SPOUSE OF A CITIZEN
HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM FIVE YEARS TO THREE.
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AN APPLICATION FOR NATURALISATION AS A BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN CAN BE APPROVED IN HONG KONG WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
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