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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
THE NEW, BILINGUAL TEACHING KIT CONTAINS SUGGESTIONS ON TEACHING STRATEGIES, TRANSPARENCIES, SLIDES ON THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, A GAMEBOARD ON THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND ANOTHER GAMEBOARD ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.
"IT IS HOPED THAT STUDENTS, AFTER ATTENDING THE LESSONS, SHOULD BE ABLE TO STATE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND MAJOR EVENTS LEADING TO THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, RECOGNISE ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND BE ABLE то DESCRIBE ITS MAJOR CONTENTS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THE RELEVANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION IN MAINTAINING THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG," HE ADDED.
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EDUCATION OFFICERS CONDUCT SURPRISE INSPECTIONS
DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS FROM TSUEN WAN AND KWUN TONG CONDUCTED SURPRISE INSPECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AT TWO PREMISES THAT HAD ADVERTISED FOR STUDENTS.
THE INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO CHECK WHETHER THE ADVERTISED PREMISES HAD BREACHED ANY PART OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE OR REGULATIONS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, SAID.
"THE OPERATORS WERE ADVISED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE, PARTICULARLY ON THE NECESSITY OF REGISTRATION IF
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOUND IN THEIR PREMISES TOTAL MORE THAN 19 IN ANY GIVEN DAY," MR WONG SAID.
THE OPERATORS WERE TOLD THAT FAILURE ΤΟ REGISTER WOULD MAKE THEM LIABLE TO PROSECUTION FOR RUNNING AN UNREGISTERED SCHOOL, HE SAID.
IN THE 1990-91 SCHOOL YEAR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED 59 INVESTIGATIVE INSPECTIONS IN RESPECT OF 35 PREMISES.
MR WONG SAID 16 CASES WERE UNSUBSTANTIATED.
OF THOSE SUBSTANTIATED, 10 APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION, TWO CEASED OPERATION AND SEVEN LIMITED THEIR DAILY ENROLMENT TO LESS THAN 20.
IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR 85 INVESTIGATIVE CARRIED OUT IN RESPECT OF 36 PREMISES.
THIRTEEN CASES WERE UNSUBSTANTIATED. TWO APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION, FOUR CEASED UNDER INVESTIGATION.
INSPECTIONS WERE
OF THESE SUBSTANTIATED, OPERATION AND 17 ARE
STILL
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