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Consultation pamphlet on quality school education welcomed
The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph W P Wong, today (Wednesday) welcomed the publication of a consultation pamphlet on quality school education by the Education Commission.
"It is important to ensure that our school system can deliver the quality of education required to develop the full potential of students, sustain Hong Kong's social and economic growth and to meet the aspiration of our community.
"In this connection, the Administration supports the Commission's efforts in consulting the public on ways to improve the quality of our school education," Mr Wong said.
Referring to the Commission's first of a two-round consultation on how to build a quality culture in schools with clear goals and incentives for improvement, Mr Wong said it was important that the community, particularly the education sector, should give their views which will form the basis of the Commission's next report - ECR7.
He urged the public to forward their views to the Commission by July 31.
"The Government is looking forward to receiving the Commission's recommendations on this important issue later this year," Mr Wong added.
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CS completes Los Angeles leg of US promotional tour
The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, on Tuesday (Los Angeles time) completed her four-day long official visit to Los Angeles.
As head of the Hong Kong-USA '96 delegation, Mrs Chan is on a seven-city promotional tour of the United States, strengthening cultural, economic and academic ties between the territory and the United States.
She spent her final day in Los Angeles meeting the social, business and cultural community.