FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1983
PUBLIC VIEWS WELCOME ON EDUCATION REVIEW REPORT
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THE REPORT OF THE PANEL OF VISITORS CONDUCTING THE OVERALL REVIEW OF EDUCATION IS PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY) AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE REPORT ARE INVITED.
*IN VIEW OF THE WIDE IMPLICATIONS OF THE REPORT, COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL AUGUST 31,+ A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
NO DECISION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT ON THE REPORT UNTIL PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, HE ADDED.
ON THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT PUBLIC OPINION WILL BE WIDELY AND VIGOROUSLY SOUGHT ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE REPORT, AND THAT ALL SOURCES OF PUBLIC REACTION WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, INCLUDING FORMAL WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS FROM ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.
THE PANEL'S VIEW ON SOME OF THE MAJOR ISSUES ARE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:-
EDUCATION COMMISSION
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EDUCATION COMMISSION IS CONSIDERED MOST IMPORTANT. THIS COMMISSION SHOULD BE A CO-ORDINATING BODY THROUGH WHICH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE CAN PROVIDE ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER, IN THE LONG TERM, COMPLETE MOTHER TONGUE EDUCATION IN THE EARLY COMPULSORY YEARS, WITH A GRADUAL PROGRESS TOWARDS BILINGUALISM AFTER PRIMARY 6, SO THAT BY THE END OF FORM 3 STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THEIR INSTRUCTION EACH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE.
JUN LOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM SHOULD BE ABOLISHED BY INCREASING THE PROVISION OF SUBSIDISED FORM 4 PLACES.
KINDERGARTENS
IN DUE COURSE ALL KINDERGARTENS SHOULD BECOME PART OF THE AIDED SECTOR AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BECOME MORE INTERVENTIONIST IN KINDERGARTEN POLICY.
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