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Tuesday, July 25, 1972

He described television as the most powerful audio-visual tool

divised by man, and said that Hong Kong could congratulate itself on

having the beginnings of one of the finest educational television services

in the world.

Educational Television (ETV) in Hong Kong was the product of

planning over a decade covering careful observation of the application of

television to education in 10 countries.

"Axioms of ETV-HK are the direction and control of the service

by educators trained as broadcasters, first class production centre

staffed by professionals, local lessons locally made for local classrooms,

a close professional relationship between the teachers who use it, and

careful evaluation of the effectiveness of ETV," Mr. Haye said.

But, he concluded, television should never replace the classroom

teacher. "Of course the medium can be abused, but the awareness that

television is a two-edged sword is an assurance that it will be carefully

handled in communications and education."

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