MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1987
THAILAND RECOGNISES BN (0) PASSPORT
HONG KONG THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF THAILAND HAS CONFIRMED TO THE
THAT GOVERNMENT
THAILAND IS TREATING THE NEW BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT IN THE SAME WAY AS THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY CITIZENS PASSPORT. THIS MEANS THAT HOLDERS OF BN (0) AND BDTC PASSPORTS MAY BOTH VISIT THAILAND WITHOUT VISAS FOR 15 DAYS.
SAID
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TODAY (MONDAY) THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT VERY MUCH WELCOMED THIS RESPONSE BY THAILAND.
THE
HE WAS SURE THAT THIS WOULD REMOVE ANY MISUNDERSTANDING IN
TRAVEL TO MINDS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE USE OF THE BN(0) PASSPORT TO THAILAND.
BILINGUALISM ESSENTIAL TO PROGRESS
ENGLISH AND CHINESE HAVE EQUAL STATUS IN HONG KONG AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGES AND IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW THAT FUNCTIONAL
RETAIN BILINGUALISM IS ESSENTIAL IF HONG KONG IS TO CONTINUE TO
ITS POSITION AS A LEADING INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF FINANCE, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
WELCOMING THE FIRST GROUP OF 58 EXPATRIATE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH COMING TO HONG KONG FROM ENGLAND AT THE OPENING OF AN INDUCTION COURSE AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL, MR LAN SAID THEY WERE ABOUT PARTICIPATE IN A CHALLENGING AND IMAGINATIVE PILOT SCHEME DESIGNED STRENGTHEN LOCAL SECONDARY STUDENTS' STANDARD OF ATTAINMENT ENGLISH DURING THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
NOTING THAT
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TO
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IN
FIRST
SECOND A KEY ROLE TAKING PART IN
EXPATRIATE TEACHERS HAD ATTAINED A DEGREE IN ENGLISH OR MODERN LANGUAGE PLUS A CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION
ENGLISH AS AND A QUALIFICATION IN TEACHING
OR THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE, MR LAN EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THEY WOULD PLAY IN IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH OF THE STUDENTS THE SCHEME.
WOULD
THE
HE SAID THE
ON BE PILOT SCHEME
CARRIED OUT RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION WITH AN AIM OF EDUCATING THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO BE COMPETENT IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH.
HE
ENGLISH SAID
WOULD
BE STILL CONTINUE TO GOVERNMENT, THE LAW, EDUCATION, TRADE, INDUSTRY AND THE MEDIA THE SAME TIME EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO IMPROVE THE CHINESE IN HONG KONG.
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AT
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