TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1992
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IT IS HOPED THAT THE STUDY CAN HELP TO DEVELOP A PLANNING STRATEGY FOR THE TRADE THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF
THE CURRENT
SITUATION.
BOTH THE REVIEW AND THE STUDY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN THIS MONTH AND MAY 1993.
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE HONG KONG PLANNING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES IF THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS THEM.
OLI
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KEY TO UPGRADING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
DISTANCE LEARNING CAN QUICKLY MAKE A USEFUL CONTRIBUTION IN HONG KONG BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR UPGRADING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO DEGREE STATUS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
"DISTANCE LEARNING, COMBINED WITH FACE-TO-FACE TUITION, SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROCESS WHICH TOTALLY CAN INVOLVE 7,500 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, HE SAID.
ABOUT
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MADE THESE REMARKS WHEN OPENING THE PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING WHICH WAS ATTENDED
60 PARTICIPANTS FROM 12 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
BY
REPORT NO. 5 OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION HEAD RECOMMENDED UPGRADING 35 PER CENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS то GRADUATE STATUS BY IN-SERVICE COURSES OVER A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS.
**WITH ITS ECONOMY OF SCALE AND ITS COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS, I AM SURE THAT THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE OF HONG KONG (OLI) WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE TEACHER QUALIFICATION UPGRADING PROCESS, HE SAID.
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ABOUT
TEACHERS, HE POINTED OUT, WERE NOT NEW TO THE OLI SEVEN PER CENT OF REGISTERED STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN TEACHING.
THEY HAD DONE VERY WELL, AND SOME HAD WON PRIZES AFTER EACH CONCLUDED COURSE.
HE HOPED THAT THEIR SUCCESS WOULD ATTRACT OTHER TEACHERS ΤΟ ENROL FOR FUTURE COURSES.
EARLIER, HE TOLD THE GATHERING THAT IN COMMON WITH OTHER PLACES IN ASIA, HONG KONG WAS CHANGING RAPIDLY AND THAT SUCH CHANGE HAD NOT ONLY BROUGHT PROSPERITY BUT HAD ALSO RESULTED IN CHANGES OF DEMOGRAPHY AND OF THE ECONOMY.
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"TO MAINTAIN THIS PROSPERITY, LET ALONE INCREASE IT, WILL REQUIRE AN EVEN MORE ADAPTABLE AND VERSATILE WORKFORCE THAN BEFORE, HE SAID.
/HE EXPLAINED
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