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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1989
TO STRENGTHEN COHERENCE ACROSS LANGUAGES AND ACROSS SECTORS OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION, A LANGUAGE PLANNING UNIT SHOULD BE SET UP WITHIN THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION. IT WILL INITIATE AND MONITOR LANGUAGE NEEDS ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WORK AS NECESSARY, DRAWING ON THE EXPERTISE OF ALL THOSE ENGAGED IN · LANGUAGE WORK IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STRESSED THAT THE REPORT REPRESENTED THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP AND NO FIRM VIEW HAD YET BEEN TAKEN ON IT BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
OF
HE ADDED THAT COPIES OF THE REPORT WERE NOW BEING SENT
TO ALL MAJOR SCHOOL COUNCILS AND ASSOCIATIONS. PRINCIPAL AND HEADS SCHOOLS AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.
AND
LEE
THE
THE PUBLIC COULD ALSO OBTAIN COPIES FROM THE INFORMATION PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRD FLOOR, GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY. COMMENTS SHOULD BE SENT ΤΟ CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS BEFORE THE CONSULTATION PERIOD ENDS ON DECEMBER 31 THIS YEAR.
"DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE CONSULTATION, PROPOSALS WILL BE DRAWN UP FOR THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION." THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
GOOD PARTNERSHIP 15 KEY TO ECONOMIC SUCCESS
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURS AND THE PRESENT ECONOMIC TRANSITION.
ECONOMY DEPENDS MUCH ON THE WORKERS, PARTICULARLY DURING
AT THE
THIS WAS STATED BY SIR QUO-WEL LEE TODAY [ TUESDAY} OPENING OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS CONFERENCE '89 ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE LABOUR RELATIONS SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
SIR QUO-WEI ALSO NOTED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IN OUTWARD PROCESSING IN CHINA HAD INCREASED THE BURDEN AND CHALLENGE FOR LOCAL WORKERS,
"BUT OUR WORK FORCE HAS SO FAR MET THIS NEW CHALLENGE WELL AND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR ENTREPRENEURS AND WORKERS HAS ALSO WORKED WELL, HE SAID.
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"IN TERMS OF LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY. HONG KONG NOW RANKS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE REGION.
/"THIS CLEARLY