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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1990
THE SAMPLE FOR THIS STUDY COMPRISED 11 SCHOOLS WHICH HAD OPTED TO CHANGE THE TEACHING MEDIUM FROM ENGLISH TO CHINESE, MATCHED AGAINST A FURTHER 11 CONTROL SCHOOLS.
THE
SAMPLING CRITERIA INCLUDED THE SSPA PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY 1 ENTRANTS AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS OF THE SCHOOLS, TO ENSURE COMPARABILITY OF ACADEMIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF STUDENTS.
MR YEUNG SAID THE FIRST YEAR OF THE STUDY INDICATED THAT THE SECONDARY 1 PUPILS IN THE 11 SAMPLE SCHOOLS AS A WHOLE HAD SHOWN IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND MORE POSITIVE LEARNING ATTITUDES THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE CONTROL SCHOOLS.
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EFFECTS OF THE CHANGE OF THE TEACHING MEDIUM, WITH THE CONCOMITANT USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND REFERENCE MATERIALS WRITTEN IN THE PUPILS' FAMILIAR LANGUAGE, MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS.
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"HOWEVER, AS THE STUDY HAS ONLY BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR ONE YEAR, IS TOO EARLY AT THIS STAGE TO DRAW FIRM CONCLUSIONS, MR YEUNG POINTED OUT.
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HE ADDED THAT IN OCTOBER 1984, 57 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR USED CHINESE AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION.
TO
FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION IN SEPTEMBER 1988 OF THE POLICY ENCOURAGE THE GREATER USE OF CHINESE, A FURTHER 69 PUBLIC-SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAD INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF CHINESE USED IN TEACHING IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH SCHOOLS WAS THEREFORE AT PRESENT 126.
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COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1989 PASSED
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IN WHICH
THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1989, PENALTIES PROPOSED ARE IN MANY CASES CONSIDERABLE, WAS PASSED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN THE
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, SAID THE INCREASED PENALTIES WERE INTENDED ΤΟ PROVIDE A MORE EFFECTIVE DETERRENT AND TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INFLATION SINCE THE LAST REVISION IN 1984.
HE SAID THIS WHEN HE WAS MOVING THE RESUMED SECOND READING DEBATE ON THE BILL.
THANKING THE HON PETER H.Y. WONG FOR HIS COMMENTS ON THE SIR PIERS ADDED THAT THE PENALTIES WERE MAXIMUM PENALTIES.
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