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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1987
"IT IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS IF PRODUCES TRAINED PROFESSIONALS WHO STAND HONG KONG AS 1997 APPROACHES," SHE ADDED.
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM ONLY BETTER CHANCES OF LEAVING
HONG KONG ECONOMY
MRS NG SAID SHE WAS WORRIED THAT THE ENTIRE WOULD SUFFER FROM THE LOSS OF THE PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE.
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SHE CRITICISED THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS FOR LACKING AN OVERALL AND THOROUGH PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENTIRE EDUCATION SYSTEM.
SHE SAID THAT THE ADDRESS ONLY DEALT WITH THE EDUCATION SECTOR BUT NO MENTION
BEEN MADE ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOWER, BUT FUNDAMENTAL, AND THEREFORE STAGES OF EDUCATION.
TERTIARY SECTOR'9 IMPORTANT
SHE FELT THAT INSTEAD OF PUTTING тоо MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE PROVISION OF MORE HIGHER EDUCATION PLACES, STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN ΤΟ DEAL WITH THE URGENT NEED TO PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ΤΟ IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE NINE-YEAR FREE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE UPPER SECONDARY SYSTEM.
SHE SAID THE QUESTION OF SUBSIDISING AND IMPROVING THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY PRE-PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN THIS SERVICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN CONSIDERATION.
"AS THE
GOVERNMENT 19 AIMING AT BETTER CO-ORDINATION AND STREAM-LINING OF PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES, IT IS CERTAINLY PERPLEXING ΤΟ HAVE PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION DEALT WITH BY TWO DEPARTMENTS, NAMELY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SHE SAID.
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MRS NO REPEATED HER CALL FOR CENTRALISING THE CO-ORDINATION AND SUPERVISION OF PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES UNDER ONE DEPARTMENT, 90 THAT THE PROVISION OF SERVICES COULD BE STANDARDISED.
SHE ALSO SUGGESTED THE FORMATION OF A WORKING PARTY ΤΟ BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION.
ON THE SUBJECT OF MEETING THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY, MRS NG EXPRESSED HER STRONG OBJECTION TO THE INCOME DECLARATION REQUIREMENT FOR NEW OLD AGE ALLOWANCE APPLICANTS.
SHE SAID THE NEW PRACTICE WOULD TURN THE OLD AGE ALLOWANCE INTO A WELFARE HANDOUT INSTEAD OF A TOKEN OF RESPECT AND APPRECIATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY.
MOREOVER, IT WOULD TREAT DIFFERENTLY TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME NERDS, SINCE INCOME DECLARATION WOULD ONLY APPLY то NEW APPLICANTS.
THEREFORE, SHE