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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1994
END THIS IS BECAUSE OF AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER SINCE THE OF AUGUST, WITH LESS RAINFALL MEANING LESS POLLUTANTS BEING WASHED OUT FROM THE BEACH HINTERLANDS.
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PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL
SECOND PUBLIC BRIEFING ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
ON
WORKING GROUP THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION
TODAY MRS ANGELA CHEUNG,
(THURSDAY) LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY,
INVITES THE WORKING PARENTS,
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND EDUCATORS GROUP'S SECOND PUBLIC BRIEFING SESSION ON ITS REPORT.
IN THE CULTURAL
THE SESSION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ACTIVITIES HALL, TUEN MUN TOWN HALL, STARTING AT 7.30 PM.
THE FIRST SESSION WAS HELD ON TUESDAY
13) (SEPTEMBER
IN SHA
TIN.
MRS SHA TIN SESSION WAS STIMULATING AND USEFUL," "THE
CHEUNG
SHOWED
IN
PROPOSALS
SAID.
"THOSE
OUR GREAT INTEREST PRESENT
TO PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT IMPROVE
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. SEVERAL STUDENTS
TEACHING CLARIFICATION ON THE RATIONALES BEHIND THE PROPOSAL TO START ENGLISH FORMALLY AT PRIMARY 4, AND HOW IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
AS
A
WHOLE,
THEY WERE
IN
SUPPORT
OF
PROFICIENCY
THE IN
"BUT
GENERALLY
RECOMMENDATION,
AIMS TO IMPROVE OUR STUDENTS' WHICH BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE."
EXPLAIN TO THEM
MRS CHEUNG SAID: "WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE PROBLEMS THE WORKING GROUP HAD TRIED TO TACKLE, AND THE PROPOSALS FROM THE PROPOSAL TO MADE IN OUR REPORT. WE POINTED OUT THAT APART START TEACHING ENGLISH AT PRIMARY 4, THE REPORT CONTAINED MANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WE BELIEVE CAN IMPROVE THE LANGUAGE OF OUR CHILDREN.'
DEVELOPMENT
GIVE US THEIR OF COURSE WELCOME то CONSULTATION PERIOD
"WE HOPE MORE PEOPLE WILL COME TOMORROW, AND VIEWS ON THE WORKING GROUP'S REPORT. THEY ARE SEND US THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING BEFORE THE ENDS ON OCTOBER 15.1
PUBLIC
THREE
OTHER
WORKING GROUP MEMBERS WILL JOIN
MRS CHEUNG AT
TOMORROW'S SESSION. THEY ARE:
* PROFESSOR ROSIE YOUNG, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE
COMMISSION;
EDUCATION
A MẸ CHO
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