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THE FIRST PURPOSE WAS TO RE-EXAMINE THE SUBJECT CONTENT AGAINST CLEARLY DEFINED EDUCATIONAL AIMS, WITH A VIEW TO STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERING DEMANDS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL RELEVANCE, MR YEUNG SAID.
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SECOND IS TO RE-EXAMINE THE SCOPE OF THE COMMON CORE IN THE LIGHT OF PRESENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE COMMUNITY PRESSURE FOR INCLUDING ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS.
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PURPOSE IS TO EXAMINE HOW SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULA MIGHT BE FURTHER DEVELOPED TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF PUPILS IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, WHILE MAINTAINING CURRICULUM CONTINUITY AND CONSISTENCY, HE SAID.
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STABLE PROPERTY MARKET FOR FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR
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THE PROPERTY MARKET IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR BOTH IN THE AND RENTAL FIELD CAN BE REGARDED AS STABLE FOLLOWING REMARKABLE RECOVERY IN THE SECOND HALF OF LAST YEAR.
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THIS WAS STATED IN A REPORT ON THE PROPERTY MARKET CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OF THE LAND AND BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE REPORT STATED THAT PERFORMANCE IN THE VARIOUS SECTORS OF PROPERTY HAD BEEN MIXED WITH SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED FLATS BEING THE MOST ACTIVE.
THE ONE PER CENT INCREASE IN THE MORTGAGE RATE IN APRIL THIS YEAR APPEARED TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT.
IN TERMS OF VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS, THE NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSFER ASSIGNMENTS FELL BY SIX PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH THE FIRST HALF OF 1989, WITH A SIMILAR FALL IN VALUE.
THE MARKET FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED RESIDENTIAL FLATS (BELOW 100 SQUARE METRES) WAS ACTIVE WITH PRICES GENERALLY HIGHER THAN THE PEAK ACHIEVED DURING THE SAME PERIOD IN 1989.
THE MARKET FOR LARGER FLATS (OVER 100 SQUARE METRES) WAS RELATIVELY QUIET WITH FEW PROJECTS BEING RELEASED.
SUPPLY OF NEW OFFICE SPACE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1990 REACHED 101,000 SQUARE METRES, REPRESENTING A 31 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
ALTHOUGH ADVERTISED RENTALS HAD NOT DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, NEGOTIATED RENTALS HAD FALLEN WELL BELOW ADVERTISED LEVELS WITH UP TO SIX MONTHS' RENT-FREE PERIODS OFFERED.
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