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"ECR4 ALSO STRESSED THAT, EVEN AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SECURE HKAT AND TTRA, THE ALLOCATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES WOULD STILL BE BASED ON THE PRESENT SYSTEM WHICH, IN TURN, IS BASED ON INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS COVERING THE WHOLE PRIMARY CURRICULUM SCALED THE ACADEMIC APTITUDE TEST.
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"IN THE LIGHT OF THIS BACKGROUND, THE GOVERNMENT SEES NO NEED ΤΟ REVISE THE TIME-TABLE FOR SCHOOLS TO DECIDE
AN APPROPRIATE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION, EVEN IF WE HAVE DECIDED TO DEFER THE INTRODUCTION OF TTRA.'
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MR CHAN ALSO DISMISSED THE SUGGESTION THAT THE POLICY ON THE CHOICE OF LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS WOULD AGGRAVATE THE TREND IN PLACING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ABOVE THAT OF CHINESE.
HE SAID THE POLICY RECOGNISED THAT STUDENTS COULD LEARN BETTER IN THEIR MOTHER TONGUE AND THEREFORE SOUGHT TO ENCOURAGE AND BRING ABOUT MORE LEARNING IN CHINESE.
"AND IT CHALLENGES EDUCATORS AND PARENTS ALIKE TO ABANDON THE POPULAR BUT MISTAKEN BELIEF THAT OPERATING ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS OR SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SUCH SCHOOLS IS NECESSARILY THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
"BUT IT ALSO SEEKS TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE PROVEN ABILITY TO LEARN EFFECTIVELY IN ENGLISH TO DO SO," MR CHAN ADDED.
TURNING ΤΟ THE RECOGNITION OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE IN THE COMMUNITY, MR CHAN SAID PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS COULD NOW BE TAKEN IN EITHER CHINESE OR ENGLISH EXCEPT IN THE LANGUAGE SUBJECTS THEMSELVES.
PROFICIENCY IN CHINESE IS ALSO AN ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR MOST CIVIL SERVICE POSTS WHILE A PASS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH IS REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION TO ALL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.
IN ADDITION, MR CHAN SAID, SPECIAL COURSES AND MEASURES WOULD BE INTRODUCED THIS YEAR TO HELP CANDIDATES WHO HAD STUDIED THROUGH THE CHINESE MEDIUM TO SATISFY THE USE OF ENGLISH REQUIREMENT FOR ADMISSION TO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.
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OVER 2,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAUGHT AT WORKPLACE
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THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SAID 2,291 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA WERE ARRESTED AT PLACES OF WORK IN THE YEAR ENDING LAST MONTH.
THE FIGURE WAS GIVEN WHEN HE REPLIED TO A QUESTION BY THE ALLEN LEE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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