THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS PROVIDED BY SUBVENTED AGENCIES.
+PERSONALLY, I THINK PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HOUSING UNITS FOR THE ELDERLY ON AN EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMIC BASIS, INSTEAD OF RELYING ON DIRECT ADMINISTRATION BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.
+OUR PRESENT OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY AND PROPER MANAGEMENT, HE ADDED.
FACTORS THAT ENSURE CONTINUED PROSPERITY
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MANPOWER AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE TWO FACTORS NECESSARY TO CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD ENSURE THE CONTINUED PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG AND OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE CHALLENGES IN 1997 AND BEYOND, PROFESSOR THE HON C.K. POON SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE POLICY DEBATE, PROF POON SAID TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG VERY SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED PERSONNEL OF HIGH QUALITY WITH BASIC TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN VARIOUS FIELDS.
+OUR UNIVERSITY GRADUATES HAVE THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF BE ING ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR EXPERTISE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE A UNIQUENESS ADMIRED AND APPRECIATED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
+WE MUST ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER OF OUR UNIVERSITIES AND PRESERVE THEIR UNIQUENESS AMONG THE MANY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN CHINA,+ HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT ONE ASPECT WHICH REQUIRED ATTENTION WAS THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH OF STUDENTS.
+VIEWS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED EDUCATION SHOULD BE THROUGH THE
THAT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MEDIUM OF THE MOTHER TONGUE.
+ IF THIS IS ACCEPTED AND IMPLEMENTED IN HONG KONG, IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT THE SAME TIME IN SCHOOLS BECAUSE A REMEDIAL ENGLISH COURSE WHEN STUDENTS REACH THE UNIVERSITY IS REALLY TOO LATE TO BE EFFECTIVE, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE ADMITTED TO COURSES IN SCIENCE-RELATED DISCIPLINES, HE SAID.
THERE WOULD BE NO TIME TO SPARE AT THAT STAGE ON LEARNING LANGUAGES, HE STRESSED.
/PROF POON