WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992
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LAW ALREADY COVERED IN FORMAL CURRICULUM
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TO
THE HONG INTRODUCE
INCLUDE LAW AS AN INDEPENDENT AND EXAMINATION SUBJECT FOR KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (HKCEE) WOULD AN ELEMENT OF SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE WHICH IS NOT CONSIDERED BE APPROPRIATE, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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HE SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD CONSIDERED THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF THE SUBJECT INTO THE CURRICULUM OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND AS A SUBJECT FOR HKCEE ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS IN THE PAST.
"IT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE IDEA SHOULD NOT BE PURSUED FOR THE TIME BEING, HE ADDED.
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JAMES ΤΟ KUN-SUN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAN EXPLAINED THAT SECONDARY EDUCATION WAS INTENDED TO BE GENERAL IN NATURE.
"THE PRESENT SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM IS ALREADY
FULL," HE
SAID.
"NEW SUBJECTS CAN ONLY BE ADDED BY TAKING OUT EXISTING ONES."
HE POINTED OUT THAT LAW OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM WAS ALREADY COVERED IN THE FORMAL CURRICULUM.
CITING EXAMPLES, HE SAID AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AS WELL AS SOCIAL STUDIES COVER THE BASICS OF LAW AND ORDER, THE LEGAL SYSTEM, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE JUDICIARY.
AT THE ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTARY LEVEL, THE NEWLY-INTRODUCED LIBERAL STUDIES PROVIDES A MORE IN-DEPTH TREATMENT OF SIMILAR CONCEPTS.
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"PUPILS NOT TAKING THESE SUBJECTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY BECOME EXPOSED TO LAW AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM THROUGH EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND SCHOOL CIVIL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES.
EDUCATION IN
"THESE ARE OUTLINED IN THE 'GUIDELINES ON CIVIC SCHOOLS' PRODUCED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT," MR CHAN SAID.
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