MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1993
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CURRICULUM GUIDES READY IN SEPTEMBER
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THE FINAL VERSION OF THE CURRICULUM GUIDES FOR THE FOUR LEVELS OF EDUCATION WILL BE READY FOR ISSUE TO SCHOOLS THIS SEPTEMBER.
SPEAKING AT A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, MR ANDREW CONSULTATION ON THE CURRICULUM
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SO KWOK-WING, SAID GUIDES FOR KINDERGARTEN, PRIMARY, SECONDARY 1 TO 5 AND SIXTH FORM EDUCATION HAD RECEIVED FAVOURABLE COMMENTS FROM SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL BODIES.
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"THESE COMMENTS WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE COUNCIL'S CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE FINAL VERSION OF THE GUIDES WILL BE READY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER, HE SAID.
"MOST SCHOOL HEADS AND TEACHERS WHO RESPONDED HAD GUIDES WELL THOUGHT OUT, USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE," HE SAID.
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MR SO SAID THERE WERE ALSO SOME SPECIFIC COMMENTS AIMED AT IMPROVING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE GUIDES.
HE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME THE COUNCIL'S NEW VICE- CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, DR PANG KING-CHEE.
DR PANG SAID ANOTHER SET OF CURRICULUM GUIDES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION WAS BEING PREPARED AND WOULD SOON BE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION.
THE FIRST OF THE SERIES WOULD BE THE CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN.
OTHER CURRICULUM GUIDES IN THE PIPELINE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS INCLUDE THAT TO THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, THE HEARING IMPAIRED, MALADJUSTED AND THE SOCIALLY DEPRIVED," DR PANG SAID.
COLD SPELLS DOMINATE JANUARY
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JANUARY SAW ONE OF THE MOST PERSISTENT COLD SPELLS, ACCORDING TO THE MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW 12 DEGREES FOR 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS (JANUARY 15-30), AND DAILY MEAN TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW 12 DEGREES FOR 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS (JANUARY 15-25), THE LONGEST SINCE 1887.
THE COLD WEATHER WAS ACCOMPANIED BY 33.
5 RAINFALL, 43 PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 23.4 MILLIMETRES
MILLIMETRES OF
FOR THE
MONTH.
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