WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1992
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BASIC LAW PROMOTED IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
THE GOVERNMENT'S MAIN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE BASIC LAW HAVE BEEN IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SZE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON PHILIP WONG, SZE SAID THE BASIC LAW HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS CURRICULUM FOR SECONDARY 4 AND 7 STUDENTS SINCE 1989.
MEANWHILE, HE SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS DEVELOPING A TEACHING KIT ON THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW ΤΟ HELP TEACHERS PRESENT THE TWO DOCUMENTS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL.
THE TEACHING KIT WILL BE READY FOR USE IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
HE ADDED THAT STARTING FROM SEPTEMBER, THE BASIC LAW WOULD BECOME PART OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES SUBJECT FOR SECONDARY 1 TO 3 STUDENTS AND THE LIBERAL STUDIES SUBJECT FOR SECONDARY 6 TO 7 STUDENTS.
UNDER THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SCHEME, THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION OFFERS SPONSORSHIP EVERY YEAR TO COMMUNITY GROUPS IN ORGANISING WORTHWHILE CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS.
SO FAR, SPONSORSHIP HAS BEEN OFFERED TO TWO PROJECTS ON THE BASIC LAW.
"THE COMMITTEE IS PREPARED то CONSIDER OTHER WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY PROJECTS ON THE BASIC LAW, MR SZĘ SAID.
ON THE PROMOTION OF THE BASIC LAW AMONG CIVIL SERVANTS,
MR SZE SAID THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH HAD EMBARKED UPON A SERIES OF CHINA STUDIES SEMINARS то CATER FOR CIVIL SERVANTS AT VARIOUS LEVELS, ADDING THAT THE BASIC LAW HAD BEEN A SUBJECT FREQUENTLY COVERED IN THE SEMINARS,
MEASURES TAKEN TO COMBAT VEHICLE THEFT
TOLD THE
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE POLICE HAD TAKEN NUMBER OF MEASURES TO COUNTER VEHICLE THEFT.
VEHICLE
MR ASPREY THEFT AND AND OTHER
AND
CONDUCTING
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHIM PUI-CHUNG, SAID THESE INCLUDED OBTAINING INTELLIGENCE SMUGGLING GANGS, DEPLOYING THE ANTI-SMUGGLING TASK FORCE OPERATIONAL UNITS AGAINST CAR SMUGGLING SYNDICATES, CHECKS AT ROAD BLOCKS AND CAR PARKS.
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