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"A VARIETY OF ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING DIFFERENT TYPES OF EDUCATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING COURSES IN RELIGION, HE SAID AT THE ANNUAL SPEECH DAY OF ST PAUL'S CONVENT SCHOOL.
EDUCATION TODAY, HE SAID, ACCOUNTED FOR 17 PER CENT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNUAL EXPENDITURE WHICH:
* INSURES FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION UP TO SECONDARY 3;
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PROVIDES AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIOR SECONDARY AND FOR TRAINING AT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES;
EDUCATION
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ENABLES THE TARGET FOR SECONDARY 6 AND 7 PLACES ΤΟ REACHED; AND
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INCREASES TERTIARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES SUBSTANTIALLY, SO THAT BY 1994 AT LEAST 18 PER CENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE APPROPRIATE AGE COULD ENTER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS FOR FIRST DEGREE COURSES.
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"OUR PRIORITIES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL BE то IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, TO STRENGTHEN TEACHER EDUCATION AND TO INCREASE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ALREADY ANNOUNCE BY THE GOVERNOR RECENTLY, HE SAID.
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MORE TEACHERS WOULD BE PROVIDED TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY CLASS SIZE WOULD BE REDUCED TO 35 STARTING WITH AND NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS WOULD OPERATE ON A WHOLE-DAY BASIS, HE ADDED.
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THESE MEASURES, MR WONG SAID, WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF REDUCING TEACHERS' WORKLOAD, ENSURING BETTER CLASS PREPARATION AND ENABLING GREATER ATTENTION TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.
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"TEACHER EDUCATION WILL BE STRENGTHENED THROUGH THE UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING FIVE TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES, FOR ADVANCED TEACHER CERTIFICATES AND IN DUE COURSE OFFERING OF EDUCATION DEGREE COURSES, THUS PAVING THE TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, MR WONG SAID.
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INTRODUCED
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BE "IN THE MEANTIME, INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS WILL
AM CERTAIN UPGRADE STANDARDS AT THESE COLLEGES. I
THAT ALL THESE OF TEACHERS MEASURES WILL FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY
AND WILL BE HE ABLE TO ATTRACT MORE SCHOOL LEAVERS INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION, ADDED.
UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS IN KWUN TONG TO CLOSE
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CLOSE THE UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS AT A BUILDING IN KWUN TONG SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO THE OCCUPIERS AND THE PUBLIC.
THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED AT THE ROOF OVER UNITS F3, Q3 AND T3, 13TH FLOOR, BLOCK 3, KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, 458 KWUN TONG ROAD.
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