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The three men on the fence came down after two hours of counselling by CSD officers who assisted them down ladders.
Originally 577 VMs were scheduled to be transferred, but yesterday 24 VMs voluntarily departed for Victoria Prison while two VMs are in hospital and two others have been detained for police investigations.
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Education system will continue after 1997
The education system provided the workforce of Hong Kong with a sound basic education and contributed greatly to its present competitiveness, the Deputy Director of Education, Mr Kwan Ting-fai, said today (Wednesday).
It would continue after June 1997, as stipulated in Article 136 of the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, he said.
Speaking at the briefing for the Greater Seattle and Washington State Intercity Study Mission to Hong Kong, Mr Kwan said continuous improvement to upgrade the quality of education would be made to keep abreast of the demands arising from technological and societal changes.
"Currently, we are effecting measures to improve the working environment, curriculum development, school management and language proficiency," he said.
"To improve the working environment, we are progressively improving the teacher and student ratio and reducing the class size."
To establish a computer system to link public sector schools with the Education Department, implementing extensive school improvement programme, strengthening induction support for new teachers and co-operation between parents and schools are some measures to improve working environment, he added.
Regarding curriculum development, Mr Kwan said the department had implemented the Target Oriented Curriculum in primary schools, broadened of secondary school curriculum and identified areas for improvement in practical and technical curriculum.