FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1990
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THE INCREASE OCCURRED MOSTLY IN PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECTS WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 63 PER CENT OF THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RESPECT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN 1988, COMPARED WITH 65 PER CENT IN 1987.
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FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, THE VALUE ACCRUED TO! PRIVATE PROJECTS DURING 1988 WAS $39,314 MILLION, REPRESENTING
AN INCREASE OF 36 PER CENT OVER THE CORRESPONDING VALUE IN 1987.
THE TOTAL PROJECT OUTLAY WAS $21,030 MILLION WHICH FOR INSTANCE, PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS AND INTEREST PAYMENTS.
INCLUDED,
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE 1988 SURVEY OF BUILDING,
APRIL
BY
AND CONSTRUCTION
THE REAL ESTATE SECTORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN 1990 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
MORE DETAILED RESULTS WILL BE GIVEN IN A FULL SURVEY REPORT BE PUBLISHED IN JULY 1990.
TO
ENQUIRIES REGARDING THESE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 823 4977).
BUILDING,
CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL CURRICULUM AIMED AT MEETING HK'S NEEDS
*
WITH A QUALITY
BEST TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF BOTH FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER,
THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING ITS
CAPABLE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY, THE SECRETARY MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
ADDRESSING THE JOINT SPEECH DAY FOR
18 SCHOOLS SPONSORED BY
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA, MR YEUNG SAID THE EDUCATION WAS CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
"IT IS
POSSIBLE CONSIDERING
IN OUR
CHANGES
COMMISSION
COMMON-CORE
EDUCATION,
AND
TO THE NINE YEARS OF COMPULSORY CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WAY WE DEVELOP OUR CURRICULUM," HE SAID.
CURRICULUM THE COMMON-CORE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL. IT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
CONTINUITY
BETWEEN
WAS
INTRODUCED
HAD
ALL
1975 THE BENEFIT OF SAFEGUARDING
AND PROVIDING PUPILS,
IN
OF EDUCATION
THE EQUAL CURRICULUM AND ENSURING
AT
FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS CONSISTENCY OF PRACTICE AMONG SCHOOLS.
MR YEUNG SAID THE REVIEW
OF THE CORE
COURSE, INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE STATUS DEVELOPMENT
OF
WOULD, CURRICULUM AND ROLE OF THE CURRICULUM BODY CHAIRED BY AN ADVISORY WAS AN DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON SCHOOL RELATING TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LOCAL
COUNCIL,
WHICH
NON-OFFICIAL TO ADVISE
THE
KINDERGARTEN TO THE SIXTH FORM.
ALL
MATTERS SYSTEM FROM
/HE NOTED