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The roving exhibition will continue tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday at Level 2, Metroplaza opposite Kwai Fong MTR Station and, on Sunday and Monday (March 12 and 13), at Yuen Long Plaza.
End/Thursday, March 9, 1995
Improvement measures adopted in schools
In response to press enquiries concerning findings of a survey released by the Professional Teachers' Union, a spokesman for the Education Department said today (Thursday) that improvement measures in schools had been introduced since the publication of Education Commission reports.
"On the issue of teacher/student ratio, additional teachers are provided. In primary schools, the teacher/class ratio is being improved from 1.2:1 to 1.3:1 for bi-sessional classes and to 1.4:1 for whole-day classes.
"In secondary schools, additional teachers are provided to strengthen remedial teaching, pupil counselling, extra-curricular activities, language teaching and split-class teaching," the spokesman said.
He added that starting from September 1993, class size was being reduced by five places. The reduction started with Primary 1 and was extending upwards by one level each year.
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"Comprehensive programmes are in place to assist pupils of lower ability. This, in turn, helps to reduce the workload of, and the pressure on, teachers," he added.
The spokesman pointed out that additional resources
such as improvement to clerical establishment and provision of modern office equipment (including adequate computer facilities) were also given to reduce the non-teaching duties of teachers.