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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1983
+EVEN SO, LET ME ASSURE MR CHEN THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE STANDARDS OF THE ACADEMICALLY MORE ABLE STUDENTS ARE NOW DETERIORATING, HE SAID.
MR HAYE SAID HE FULLY SHARED THE HON ALEX WU'S VIEWS ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN THE SCHOOLS AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY, PARTICULARLY THE NEED TO IMPROVE STANDARDS IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH.
MR HAYE SAID: +AMONG THE VARIOUS MEASURES FOR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER IS OUR LANGUAGE PACKAGE. I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT MOST OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE PACKAGE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED SUCCESSFULLY.+
WITH ADDITIONAL TEACHERS PROVIDED TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER 1982. MR HAYE SAID REMEDIAL TEACHING IN THE LANGUAGES HAD STARTED AT BOTH LEVELS. +REACTION FROM THE SCHOOL HEADS HAD BEEN MOST FAVOURABLE,+ HE SAID.
+ADDITIONAL AUDIO-VISUAL TEACHING AIDS, INCLUDING A WIRE-FREE INDUCTION LOOP SYSTEM HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOLS, AND AGAIN IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THESE ARE VERY USEFUL IN LANGUAGE TEACHING.
+ THE NEW INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION RETRAINED 200 TEACHERS OF CHINESE AND ENGLISH IN 1982/83 AND IS DOUBLING ITS INTAKE THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, THE BRITISH COUNCIL WAS CONTINUING TO HELP BY OFFERING COURSES OF ITS OWN FOR OTHER TEACHERS.
+ SHOULD LIKE THEREFORE TO ASSURE MR WU THAT A GOOD START HAS BEEN MADE AND THAT MY DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM,+ MR HAYE SAID.
REFERRING TO THE HON SELINA CHOW'S CONCERN OVER THE APPARENT INCREASE IN THE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE 14 TO 20 YEAR AGE GROUP IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, MR HAYE STRESSED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RECOGNISED AND STEPS WERE BEING TAKEN TO SOLVE IT.
+RECENT YEARS HAVE SEEN A GREATER AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR A MORE POSITIVE APPROACH IN THE INCULCATION OF MORAL PRINCIPLES AND SOCIAL ATTITUDES AMONG THE YOUNG.
+NOWHERE HAS THIS AWARENESS AND THE DESIRE FOR MORE POSITIVE ACTION BEEN GREATER THAN IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, HE SAID,
MR HAYE ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS NOW A DEFINITE PROGRAMME WHICH COVERED MORAL EDUCATION, IMPROVED COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE SERVICES TO MEET MORE ADEQUATELY THE REQUIREMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN, AND INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUPILS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING COMMUNITY SERVICES.
+ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN WELL SUPPORTED BY THE SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND PUPILS, MR HAYE SAID.
MR HAYE ALSO SAID THAT A STANDING COMMITTEE ON UNRULY AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS HAD BEEN SET UP TO ASSESS AND MONITOR THE SITUATION IN THE SCHOOLS AND TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMES IN ALL SCHOOLS.
/THIS COMMITTEE,