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"THESE INCLUDE A SLIGHT BUT JUSTIFIABLE LOWERING OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS, AND PERSUADING SCHOOLS TO ALL AVAILABLE SECONDARY 6 PLACES, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO SECONDARY 5 STUDENTS," MR YEUNG SAID.
THEIR
THAT
REGARDS
OUT THE SECOND POINT, MR YEUNG POINTED AS SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM HAD RECENTLY BEEN REFORMED ON THE ADVICE OF EDUCATION COMMISSION,
ENTRY
FILL
OWN
THE
THE
"THE NEW A-LEVEL AND AS-LEVEL SYSTEM HAS BEEN FULLY ACCEPTED BY THE THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS. WE SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONFIDENT THAT
WILL NEW SYSTEM
PRODUCE SCHOOL LEAVERS WHO
ONLY ARE NOT
MORE EDUCATED, ADEQUATELY PREPARED FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION BUT ALSO BETTER HE SAID.
MR
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DEGREE BY THE
FIRST YEUNG SAID THAT OVER TIME, AS THE NUMBER OF PLACES
HE ENVISAGED THAT INCREASING USE WOULD BE MADE GREW, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF CREDIT UNIT SYSTEMS, NOT ONLY FOR DETERMINING INITIAL ENTRY INTO TERTIARY EDUCATION BUT ALSO TO FACILITATE BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS.
TRANSFER
"ALTHOUGH THE BENEFITS OF A CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM ARE MANY, THIS FEATURE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION MUST BE GIVEN TIME TO DEVELOP WE MUST AVOID PUSHING IT TOO FAR TOO FAST, HE SAID.
AND
HOWEVER,
IN MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS INTEREST
THE
SUBJECT.
"THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION RECENTLY FIRST HOSTED A SEMINAR AT WHICH THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS HAVE HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IDEAS, PRACTICALITIES AND MODALITIES," HE SAID.
MEMBERS ON COMMENTING ON REMARKS BY SOME LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THE ANSWERS THE BASIC EDUCATION PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS, MR YEUNG SAID WOULD BE FOUND IN THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION (BCR4) WHICH WOULD BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON NOVEMBER 22.
"THE
CURRICULUM,
CORE REPORT CONTAINS A REVIEW OF THE COMMON DEALS WITH RELATED CURRICULAR ISSUES, ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AT BOTH ENDS OF THE ABILITY RANGE, LOOKS AT THE NEED FOR COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS, TRIES TO RESOLVE THE LONG-STANDING ISSUE
WHOLE LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, AND PLANS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF SCHOOLING AT SENIOR PRIMARY LEVEL, HE SAID.
H
OF
DAY
YEAR
MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE COMMISSION HAD SPENT OVER A
BASY RESOLUTION, DEBATING THESE ISSUES, NONE OF WHICH LED ITSELF TO AND DURING THE LATTER PART OF ITS DELIBERATIONS IT MET SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK.
MEMBERS WHO THANKED THOSE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MR YEUNG WORKED ON ECR4 FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT THEY HAD SPENT ON IT, AND TRIBUTE TO MRS RITA FAN FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND PATIENCE IN MANY OF LIVELY DEBATE.
HAD
PAID
HOURS
HE SAID THE COMMISSION WAS NOT TAKING A BREAK, THOUGH THIS MIGHT BE.
WELL DESERVED
/"PRELIMINARY WORK