THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1994
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NOWADAYS, PEOPLE EXPECT TO CHANGE JOBS SEVERAL TIMES IN CAREERS CHANGE CAREERS TOO. WE HAVE TO HELP THEM MEET THE CHALLENGE OF SUCH UPHEAVAL.. THE BEST WAY THE ONLY WAY IS THROUGH AND TRAINING STARTING AT INFANCY AND CONTINUING THROUGH ADULT EDUCATION TODAY ISN'T SOMETHING THAT STARTS ABRUPTLY AT 5 OR
ABRUPTLY FINISHES
AT 15 OR 16. IT STARTS EARLIER AND IT NEEDN'T BUT IT'S FINISH. THAT'S GOOD FOR HONG KONG, GOOD FOR OUR ECONOMY. GOOD FOR US AS HUMAN BEINGS TOO.
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TIMOTHY HA(THROUGH INTERPRETER): THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT, JUST REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE TEACHERS, MR GOVERNOR HAS GIVEN THEM
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AT I AM REALLY GLAD ABOUT THAT. BUT,
PRESENT RECOGNITION, WASTAGE RATE OF TEACHERS IS STILL VERY HIGH, ESPECIALLY SECONDARY SECTOR. MR GOVERNOR, WHAT MEASURES DO YOU HAVE IN MIND
MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO JOIN THE RANKS OF ATTRACT
AND TEACHERS, THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY ON THE RANKS, WHAT MEASURES DO CONSIDERING HAVE TO RETAIN THEM THERE?
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GOVERNOR: I AGREE WITH THE HONOURABLE MEMBER THAT ANY WASTAGE RATE IN WASTAGE PROFESSION AS VITAL AS TEACHING IS A CONCERN. THE OVERALL RATE
TEACHING IS AS THE HONOURABLE MEMBER KNOWS
10% AND ABOUT THOUGH WE WOULD WISH IT WERE LOWER IT IS NOT AT PRESENT IN OUR JUDGMENT POSING INSUPERABLE PROBLEMS. WE ARE ABLE, FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH EXTENDING OUR RECRUITING, AND THROUGH ENABLING PEOPLE EXTEND THEIR SERVICE TO DEAL WITH ANY SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY IN TEACHING
YOUNG IS ENVISAGED. BUT WE DO HAVE TO ENSURE THAT FOR WHICH
PEOPLE,
FOR YOUNG
AS GRADUATES, FOR EXAMPLE, TEACHING IS DEMONSTRATED SATISFYING PROFESSION, AS AN HONOURABLE PROFESSION, AS A PROFESSION WHICH IS CRUCIAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE TRUE. I
THE VERY MUCH HOPE THAT IN TERMS OF PROFESSIONAL ESTEEM ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE A CONSIDERABLE HELP, AND THAT CAN
IN THE FUTURE TO A STATUTORY BASIS FOR THE LOOK
WORK. I THINK
THOSE
ENVISAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT WHO
OF
GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL AS IT WERE, MONITORING AND POLICING PROFESSIONAL
ARE STANDARDS,
ΤΟ RIGHT IN THEIR ASPIRATIONS. I THINK WE HAVE
MAKE SURE THAT TEACHING IS PROPERLY RESOURCED, THAT THE TEACHERS THEMSELVES ARE ADEQUATELY REMUNERATED, AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THEY TEACH ARE REASONABLE. I AM VERY PLEASED THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WHICH IS RESULTING FROM OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME IS FOR INSTANCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STAFF ROOMS IN SCHOOLS WHERE THEY DON'T AT PRESENT EXIST, WHICH MAY BE A SMALL THING BUT I FOR THINK IS QUITE IMPORTANT FOR A TEACHER WHO IS SO BUSY TO RELAX IN
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A LITTLE WHILE DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. SO, RESOURCING COMES INTO THE ISSUE AS WELL, AND I HOPE BY A COMBINATION OF MEANS WE WILL BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO WHAT IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROFESSION OF ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
MR
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DAVID LI: ACCORDING TO A REVISED INTERIM REPORT ON THE REVIEW THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 1991 TO 2001 FROM THE UPGC, THE FUNDING TO EACH TERTIARY INSTITUTION IS BASED ON THE QUANTITY RESEARCH. WOULD YOU, PLEASE SIR, INFORM THIS COUNCIL WHAT
CONSIDERATION 18 GIVEN TO THE QUALITY OF TEACHING IN DETERMINING AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO EACH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS?
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