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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1990
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THE LEVEL OF BENEFITS HAD, HOWEVER, BEEN SUBJECT ΤΟ PERIODIC REVIEWS AND ADJUSTMENTS, HE SAID.
"A FULL SCALE REVIEW OF DEPENDANT PENSIONS AND RELATED BENEFITS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS IS IN PROGRESS AT PRESENT.
"THE AIM IS TO UPDATE THE PROVISIONS AND TO REMOVE ANOMALIES IN THE LIGHT OF PRESENT DAY CIRCUMSTANCES.
**IT IS PREMATURE TO SAY AT THIS STAGE WHAT SPECIFICALLY WILL BE BROUGHT ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THE
IMPROVEMENTS REVIEW, HE
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RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF
CHINESE-MEDIUM SECONDARY EDUCATION
THE LANGUAGE COGNITIVE
A WORKING GROUP WITHIN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH STUDENT GROUP BE EDUCATED THROUGH MEDIUM MOST LIKELY TO LEAD TO HIS OR HER MAXIMUM
AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON K. Y. YEUNG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON POON CHI-FAI, MR YEUNG SAID THE WORKING GROUP ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT ENGLISH SHOULD ONLY BE USED AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WHERE STUDENTS COULD BENEFIT FROM IT, AND THAT FUNDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED TO STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN SCHOOLS IN WHICH CHINESE WAS THE MEDIUM INSTRUCTION.
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MOREOVER, IT RECOMMENDED THAT ENGLISH AND CHINESE SHOULD BE EQUALLY EFFECTIVELY USED AS MEDIA UP
AND INCLUDING ADVANCED-LEVEL COURSES, AND THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED ΤΟ ADOPT CLEAR-CUT POLICIES OF LANGUAGE USE
THAT IS,
WHETHER A PARTICULAR CLASS WAS TO USE ENGLISH OR CHINESE FOR ALL SUBJECTS.
MR YEUNG SAID THE WORKING GROUP CARRIED OUT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES IN 1989, AND SEVERAL OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WERE RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE-MEDIUM SECONDARY EDUCATION.
"THE WORKING GROUP'S REPORT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE GOVERNMENT IN DETERMINING THE POSSIBLE FUTURE DIRECTION OF LANGUAGE POLICY.
"THIS WILL INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE POLICY RELATING TO THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS SHOULD BE FURTHER DEVELOPED," MR YEUNG POINTED OUT.
/MR YEUNG