FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1984
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OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER. MR WILFRED WONG, ADVISOR OF THE FREE MEDICAL SCHEME, MR RONALD LEUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ELDERLY CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE, MR CHO SHIU-CHUNG, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEÉ, MR CHOI FOOK-CHI.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE MONG KOK FREE MEDICAL SCHEME AT 2 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE CHAN HING COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE IN FUK TSUEN STREET, TAI KOK TSUI.
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SCHOOL MEETS SPECIAL DEMAND HAYE
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THE NEEDS OF THE MINORITY SHOULD BE RECOGNISED, ACCEPTED AND MET IN A TRULY DEMOCRATIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY)
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL EXTENSION, MR HAYE SAID THAT EVEN WITH THE PROVISION OF FREE, UNIVERSAL EDUCATION THERE WERE ALWAYS GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
+ ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, AS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT BOARDING PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN HONG KONG, FOLLOWING AN ANGLO-CHINESE CURRICULUM IN WHICH BOTH THE ENGLISH AND THE CHINESE LANGUAGES ARE GIVEN EQUAL EMPHASIS, IS CLEARLY AN INSTITUTION WHICH IS CATERING FOR JUST SUCH A SPECIAL, MINORITY NEED.
AS + INDEED IT HAS BEEN DOING SO FOR MANY YEARS, AND, EVIDENCED BY ITS HIGH REPUTATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, HAS BEEN DOING SO WITH MUCH SUCCESS, HE SAID.
THE EXTENSION WOULD ENABLE THE SCHOOL TO MAKE ITS EDUCATION AVAILABLE TO MORE CHILDREN IN HONG KONG AND TO MEET A RECOGNISED DEMAND.
MR HAYE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THE QUALITY OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, WHICH HAD BEEN FREE AND COMPULSORY FOR ALL CHILDREN MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO.
+CLASS SIZES HAVE BECOME SMALLER, A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT, AND THE CURRICULUM HAS BECOME MUCH MORE CHILD- AS OPPOSED TO SUBJECT-CENTRED.
THE TEACHER