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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1990
DEMAND FOR MORE CHINESE-MEDIUM TEXTBOOKS EXPECTED
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE COUNCIL HAD NOTED A PROPOSAL FOR THE WORK OF THE CHINESE COMMITTEE (CTC) TO BE EXTENDED FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.
EXECUTIVE TEXTBOOKS
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 4 DUE TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR IS LIKELY TO CONTAIN PROPOSALS ON LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION WHICH, IF APPROVED, WILL GENERATE A DEMAND FOR MORE CHINESE-MEDIUM BOOKS.
HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT THIS IS ONLY ONE OF TWO TASKS WHICH THE COMMITTEE WILL BE ENGAGED IN.
**THE OTHER IS THE NEED TO ENSURE
CHINESE
FOR
REFERENCE MATERIALS IN SUPPLEMENTARY-LEVEL COURSES, WHICH WILL BE SECONDARY 6 CURRICULUM IN 1992, WITH THE FIRST FOR 1994, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
NEW
ADEQUATE TEACHING AND
THE
ADVANCED INTRODUCED INTO THE EXAMINATIONS PLANNED
IN A REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR ON ITS WORK OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE CTC SAID IT HAD RECOMMENDED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADMINISTERED IN TWO PHASES, A $10.8 MILLION INCENTIVE AWARD SCHEME. THIS OFFERED FINANCIAL AND EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLISHERS WILLING TO PUBLISH CHINESE TEXTBOOKS FOR SELECTED SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY GRAMMAR, PREVOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.
IT HAD ALSO PRODUCED AND ISSUED TO SCHOOLS IN MARCH THIS YEAR A LIST OF CHINESE-MEDIUM MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES.
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN MAY 1986 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR SZETO WAH, HAD FULFILLED ITS INITIAL TASK OF ASSURING THAT GOOD QUALITY CHINESE-MEDIUM TEXTBOOKS WERE AVAILABLE BY THE 1989-90 SCHOOL YEAR.
"BECAUSE RECENT AND IMPENDING CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL POLICY REQUIRE CONTINUED ATTENTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MATERIALS IN CHINESE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN RE-APPOINTED UNTIL 1992," HE SAID.
"HOWEVER, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL BE CONSULTED IF FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD INDICATE THE NEED FOR A PERMANENT BODY TO ADVISE ON CHINESE-MEDIUM TEXTBOOKS."
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