WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 198
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'BROAD AND BALANCED' EDUCATION FOR PUPILS STRESSED
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HONG KONG'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AIMS TO PROVIDE A BROAD AND BALANCED EDUCATION FOR ALL PUPILS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON NE IL HENDERSON, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN LEE ON THE POLICY OR PROGRAMME RELATING TO THE TEACHING OF +SPECIALLY GIFTED+ CHILDREN, MR HENDERSON SAID THAT UNDER CURRENT POLICY THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC PROGRAMME OR INSTITUTION PROVIDED TO CATER FOR INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED CHILDREN.
MOST EXPERIENCED TEACHERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECOGNISE SUCH A CHILD AND COULD PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF WORK TO DEVELOP THAT CHILD'S POTENTIAL IF NECESSARY AND ALSO SPECIALIST ADVICE WAS AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IF NEEDED, HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, MR HENDERSON SAID, SCHOOLS AT ALL LEVELS WERE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP A VAR IED PROGRAMME OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE PUPILS WHOSE TALENTS COULD MORE READILY BE DEVELOPED THROUGH SPECIALLY ORGANISED INTEREST GROUPS SUCH AS MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES CLUBS.
+ I SHOULD ADD PERHAPS THAT WHERE THE ARTISTICALLY GIFTED ARE CONCERNED THE ADVENT OF THE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS WILL PROVIDE A MOST ENCOURAGING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IR TALENTS, HE SAID.
NEW FILM CLASS IF ICATION SYSTEM BY MID-1986
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A NEW FILM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM COULD BE INTRODUCED BY MID-1986 IF THE RELEVANT PROPOSAL BECAME LAW. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PAULINE NG ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSIDERATION OF THE FILM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, SIR DAVID SAID THE PROPOSAL WAS EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL IN ABOUT A MONTH.
+ASSUMING APPROVAL, A DRAFT BILL WILL BE GAZETTED FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMENT, AND FOR EXAMINATION BY THIS COUNCIL, + SIR DAVID SAID.
+AS REGARDS ENFORCEMENT, IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE ONUS BE PLACED ON CINEMA OPERATORS TO ENSURE THAT ONLY PERSONS AGED 18 OR ABOVE WOULD BE ADMITTED TO CERTAIN FILMS, + HE SAID.
/THE FILM