WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1993
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THREE NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO EDUCATION COMMISSION
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED THE FOLLOWING THREE NEW MEMBERS TO THE EDUCATION COMMISSION:
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DR CHENG KAT-MING, DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF BDUCATION,
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG;
MR PETER LEE TING-CHANG, DIRECTOR OF LEE HYSAN ESTATES CO LTD; AND)
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SANSAN CHING TEH-CHI, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SERVICES.
THE APPOINTMENTS ARE FOR THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 15 THIS YEAR THE END OF THE COMMISSION'S CURRENT TERM OF OFFICE ON DECEMBER 31 NEXT YEAR.
DR CHENG AND MS CHING ARE WELL-KNOWN IN THE EDUCATION FIELD. AMONG THEIR OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS, DR CHENG IS A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TEACHER EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS, AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
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LEE IS A BUSINESSMAN WITH A LEGAL AND ENGINEERING BACKGROUND. AS A MEMBER OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, HE IS ALREADY CONTRIBUTING. ΤΟ IMPROVEMENTS IN ONE IMPORTANT AREA OF EDUCATION.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SAID THE APPOINTMENTS FOLLOWED THE SUDDEN RESIGNATION LAST MONTH OF TWO MEMBERS,
DR PAUL
MORRIS AND PROFESSOR ARTHUR LI.
"THE THRKE NEW APPOINTMENTS BRING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION TO 16, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THERE IS NO FIXED NUMBER OF SEATS ON THE COMMISSION. WAS SET UP, ADDED.
SINCE IT ITS MEMBERSHIP HAS FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 12 AND 15, HE
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THE COMMISSION IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN A DEMANDING SCHEDULE OF WORK, WITH THREE STUDIES OF MAJOR QUALITY-RELATED ISSUES EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND SCHOOL RESOURCING
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PROGRESS.
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ALSO ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION; MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING POLICIES; AND ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT MEMBERS AGREE NEED PRIORITY ATTENTION.
THE COMMISSION HAS ALSO AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO HOLD A SERIES OF EDUCATION FORUMS.
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