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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1994
WORKING GROUP ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
HOLDS ITS LAST PUBLIC BRIEFING IN MONG KOK
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THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY WILL END ON OCTOBER 15, AND THE WORKING GROUP WILL ORGANISE ITS LAST PUBLIC BRIEFING ON ITS REPORT TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, 152 SAI YEE STREET, MONG KOK, STARTING AT 7.30 PM.
URGING MORE PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND OTHER INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THE LAST SESSION, THE WORKING GROUP CHAIRMAN, MRS ANGELA CHEUNG, SAID: "THE LAST THREE SESSIONS HAVE BEEN STIMULATING AND USEFUL. THEY PROVIDED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TALK TO THE PARTICIPANTS, FACE TO FACE, ON THE LANGUAGE SITUATION IN HONG KONG, THE LANGUAGE PROBLEMS FACED BY OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR PROPOSALS TO TACKLE THEM.
"THE COMMENTS MADE BY SOME PARTICIPANTS ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WERE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE ANALYSIS OF THE WORKING GROUP REPORT. AS A WHOLE, THEY WELCOMED THE EFFORT MADE BY THE WORKING GROUP AND SUPPORTED OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, MRS CHEUNG SAID.
"I SINCERELY HOPE THAT INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN JOIN US AT THE LAST SESSION TOMORROW AND SHARE WITH US THEIR VIEWS ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, MRS CHEUNG SAID.
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"FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT COME TO ANY OF THESE SESSIONS, THEY ARE WELCOME TO WRITE TO US, GIVING THEIR VIEWS ON THE WORKING GROUP REPORT, BEFORE THE CONSULTATION PERIOD ENDS IN MID-OCTOBER.
GROUP MEMBERS WILL JOIN WHO IS AN ENGINEER AND AND MR CHEUNG CHIHUNG,
APART FROM MRS CHEUNG, TWO WORKING TOMORROW'S SESSION. THEY ARE MR CHO YU-FUN, CHAIRMAN OF A PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION; PRINCIPAL OF CHOI WAN ST JOSEPH PRIMARY SCHOOL.
COPIES OF THE WORKING GROUP REPORT AND A LEAFLET SETTING OUT THE CONTENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICES AND THE EDUCATION COMMISSION SECRETARIAT AT
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION SECRETARIAT, NINTH FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), ICE HOUSE STREET. CENTRAL.
FOR ENQUIRY, PLEASE CALL 810 3031 OR FAX 537 4591.
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ASIAN ANTI-DRUG OFFICERS TO GET TRAINING IN HK
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FOUR ANTI-DRUG PERSONNEL FROM THE NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD OF THAILAND, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AND THE KOREAN ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN CENTRE ARE HERE TO ATTEND A ONE-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAMME.
THEY ARE TO OBSERVE THE LOCAL TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES AND HONG KONG'S EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE.
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