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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1993
ILE,
WOULD
IN RESPONSE TO STAFF'S CONCERN ABOUT THE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS WORKING IN THE COLLEGES AND THE MR IP SAID THE PGC HAD PROPOSED THAT ALL SERVING ACADEMIC STAFF BE SECONDED TO THE HKIED UPON ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.
"TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO EXISTING SERVICES, SERVING NON- ACADEMIC STAFF WOULD ALSO BE SECONDED TO THE HKIED. THOSE WHO DO NOT JOIN THE HKIED WOULD REVERT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE," HE ADDED.
IN ADDITION TO COLLEGE VISITS, OPEN FORUMS WILL BE ORGANISED IN FUTURE TO ENABLE PGC MEMBERS AND ALL COLLEGE STAFF TO EXCHANGE VIEWS.
ON THE PERSONNEL SIDE, THE CHAIRMAN SAID THE SELECTION BOARD HAD JUST COMPLETED THE SELECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF HKIED AND WAS AWAITING THE GOVERNMENT'S APPROVAL ON ITS RECOMMENDATION.
AN
SHORTLY.
ANNOUNCEMENT
ON THE DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT
WILL
BE MADE
THIS
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNING COUNCIL WAS SET UP IN FEBRUARY TO PREPARE FOR THE FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HKIED WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT NO. 5.
YEAR
THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE HKIED IS TO BECOME THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHER EDUCATION AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN HONG KONG.
THE INSTITUTE WILL INITIALLY FOCUS ON THE UPGRADING OF COURSES AT THE PRE-DEGREE LEVEL, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ITS ACADEMIC QUALITY SO THAT IT CAN PROVIDE DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN SOME AREAS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
TOC COMMITTEE MEETS TOMORROW
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THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM WILL MEET TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTER WHICH THE CHAIRMAN, MR ANDREW SO, WILL MEET THE PRESS.
AMONG THE ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IS THE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDLUE.
COVER THE PRESS SESSION ARE DEPARTMENT'S INFORMATION AND WU tHUNG HOUSE, 213 QUEEN'S
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE EDUCATION PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION IN ROOM 1645, ROAD FAST, WAN CHAJ, AT 4.30 PM TOMORROW,
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