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PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
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AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE IN SCHOOLING
PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS ILLUSTRATE THE WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN IN HONG KONG, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL, MR PETER LEE SHUNG-TAK, SAID TODAY
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SPEAKING AT A MEDIA BRIEFING AND VISIT TO THE MARDEN FOUNDATION CARITAS PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN CHAI WAN, MR LEE SAID THIS TYPE OF SCHOOL PRESENTED AN ATTRACTIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE FOR PARENTS TO CHOOSE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
CITING THE CURRICULUM AS AN EXAMPLE, MR LEE SAID PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS OFFERED AN INTERESTING COMBINATION OF GENERAL, PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS.
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STUDENTS MAY ENROL AFTER SECONDARY 3 IN APPROVED APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES OR CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES TO SECONDARY THEN ENROL IN TECHNICIAN COURSES IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES POLYTECHNICS.
"ANOTHER ATTRACTION IS THE GRADUAL INCLUSION OF SIXTH FORM CLASSES FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO WISH TO PURSUE TECHNOLOGICAL OR OTHER STUDIES IN THE POLYTECHNICS, UNIVERSITIES OR OTHER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS," HE SAID.
MR LEE PREDICTED THAT WITH THE MANY AND VARIED CHANGES IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WILL BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE, ATTRACTIVE AND POPULAR AMONG STUDENTS:
"THEIR IMPORTANCE WILL BE MORE WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED BY SOCIETY, MR LEE SAID.
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A SERIES OF OPEN DAYS WILL BE HELD BY THE 22 PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO DECEMBER 11, HE SAID.
"PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO GO AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES HOW THE STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT AND THE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED то HELP THEM LEARN PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS, MR LEE ADDED.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE TOURISM
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A PHOTO EXHIBITION ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS EXCAVATED IN THE ISLANDS DISTRICT WILL BE HELD IN THE LOBBY OF THE HONG CULTURAL CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI FROM TOMORROW (DECEMBER 5) ΤΟ (DECEMBER 7).
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ON DISPLAY WILL BE ABOUT 100 PICTURES, WITH BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS.
/THE EXHIBITION
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