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MONDAY, MAY 21, 1990
ACCORDING TO MR HO, THE
ORGANISED
PRODUCTION
PROGRAMME FOR
SUPER-SWEET CORN THIS TIME HAD MADE HISTORY IN HONG KONG'S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
"FOR THE FIRST TIME EFFORTS ARE MADE TO BALANCE THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF A CROP TO AVOID WASTAGE RESULTING FROM OVER-SUPPLY.
"AT THE SAME TIME, THE ORGANISED PRODUCTION PRACTICE CAN
AND ENSURE STABILISE PRICES
EFFICIENT MARKETING AS WELL AS THE TOP-FRESH QUALITY OF THE PRODUCE," MR HO POINTED OUT.
"ALL PARTIES CONCERNED
-
INCLUDING FARMERS,
PRODUCE
DEALERS
AND CONSUMERS AT LARGE WILL STAND TO BENEFIT FROM SUCH A PLANNED AND MARKET-ORIENTED FARMING PRACTICE," HE CONCLUDED.
$20M DONATION FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
EDUCATIONAL
AND THE LINK BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL
SECTORS WAS STRENGTHENED FURTHER WHEN, ON BEHALF OF THE HONGKONG BANK FOUNDATION, RECENTLY PRESENTED MANPOWER,
MR WILLIAM PURVES, CHAIRMAN OF THE HONGKONG BANK,
A CHEQUE FOR $20 MILLION TO THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MR YEUNG KAI-YIN.
THE CHEQUE WAS A DONATION TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HONGKONG BANK LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FUND.
THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FUND WILL SUPPORT LANGUAGE
ACTIVITIES, IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS
EMPLOYMENT-RELATED
LANGUAGE
INCLUDING
ON
FOCUSSED NEEDS: PILOT PROGRAMMES IN SELECTED LANGUAGE SCHOOLS, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO TEST
LANGUAGE USE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES; AND RESEARCH INTO LANGUAGE NEEDS, AND LANGUAGE EDUCATION.
DEVELOPMENT AND
PUBLICATION
OF
AND CURRICULUM SCOPE FOR THE DESIGN AND
IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING MATERIALS AND RESEARCH
WHICH WILL OFFER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES.
TRUST
UP BY THE
COMMITTEE
RESPONSIBLE
BANK ΤΟ
AND
THE
FOR
THE FUND WILL BE MANAGED BY A TRUST SET DISBURSED ON THE ADVICE OF THE
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION WHICH WILL BE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
PROJECTS
THE PROGRAMME WILL COMPRISE CAREFULLY SELECTED WILL BE OF PRACTICAL VALUE TO LANGUAGE TEACHERS, TEACHER TRAINERS EDUCATIONAL PLANNERS AND WHICH WILL FACILITATE A OF IDEAS AMONG WRITERS AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS.
WHICH AND
GREATER INTERCHANGE
THE FUND WILL BY COVERING EMPLOYMENT-RELATED LANGUAGE NEEDS,
OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN VARIOUS EDUCATION SYSTEM
BE ABLE TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS BUSINESS SECTORS AND FEED INFORMATION BACK INTO THE ON THE LANGUAGE NEEDS OF THE WORKPLACE.
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