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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1991
MEASURES TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE UNMOTIVATED AND HAVE SEVERE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES INCLUDED THE SETTING UP OF THREE MORE PRACTICAL SCHOOLS WHICH PLACE LESS EMPHASIS ON ACADEMIC SUBJECTS AND MORE ON THE NEEDS AND INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS TO PROVIDE DIVERSIFIED AND PRACTICAL SUBJECTS.
OTHER MEASURES ARE THE SETTING UP OF SEVEN SKILLS OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH SEVERE LEARNING PROBLEMS PROVIDED THAT THE PILOT SCHEME AT THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA NIM TSI SCHOOL PROVES TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO CONDUCT A PILOT SCHEME IN THE SUMMER OF 1992 TO TEST WHETHER A BRIDGING COURSE FOR FORM 2 STUDENTS WISHING TO TRANSFER FROM A GRAMMAR TO A PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IS FEASIBLE.
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF FUNDS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE EXPENDITURE INVOLVED IN CONDUCTING THE PILOT PROJECT AND RESEARCH FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IS $21 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHOOL-BASED REMEDIAL SUPPPORT PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES WILL GIVE RISE ΤΟ ADDITIONAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE OF $42 MILLION PER YEAR AND ANOTHER $37 MILLION IN NON-RECURRENT COST OF TRAINING THE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS.
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THE CAPITAL COST FOR THE BUILDING OF THE PRACTICAL SCHOOLS SKILLS OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS WILL BE $157 MILLION AND THE RECURRENT COSTS FOR THESE SCHOOLS WILL BE $55 MILLION PER YEAR.
THE ABOVE REFORMS ARE THE SIXTH IN A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 4 ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
CHINESE INT'L SCHOOL UNIQUE IN HK: LADY WILSON
THE CHINESE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IS UNIQUE IN HONG KONG. DRAWING ON BOTH CHINESE AND WESTERN CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND AMALGAMATING THEM INTO ONE CURRICULUM, LADY WILSON SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SCHOOL'S NEW CAMPUS BRAEMAR HILL, LADY WILSON NOTED THAT THE SCHOOL OFFERED AN INTEGRATED, BI-CULTURAL, BILINGUAL PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH AND PUTONGHUA TO CHILDREN OF ALL NATIONALITIES, MAKING IT UNDERSTANDABLY POPULAR WITH HONG KONG PARENTS.
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LADY WILSON SAID CONGRATULATED ON THEIR PERSEVERENCE IN BRINGING THIS ADMIRABLE CONCEPT TO THE STAGE IT IS AT TODAY A SPLENDID CAMPUS FILLED WITH HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND OVER 800 CHILDREN AT BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS.
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