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Tuesday, July 10, 1973

It was also essential to devise school courses that met the aspirations

of pupils and parents because if government did not do this, the private

schools could and would do it, he said.

Mr. Lowe called for the fullest possible confidence, co-operation

and understanding between the public, principally teachers and educationists,

and the Education Department on the one hand and the Education Department and

the central government on the other. Without these three requirements,

Mr. Lowe warned, progress could not be made,

"This has to be struggled for; it will not come about because of

speeches. The press has an important responsibility here but it is all too

easy for everybody in matters of education to blame everybody else (this is

often the case in England) and that way disaster lies."

The Director said he was convinced that if the types of change he

mentioned were to be introduced, much more use must be made of Chinese in

secondary teaching.

He asked: "Why should junior forms have to study science, mathematics,

history, geography, etc. in English? Why must virtually all subjects at the

5th form level be taught in English?"

Answering his own questions, Mr. Lowe said: "We all know why, but

it is damaging educationally and I very much hope the combined Certificate

of Education will encourage the greater use of Chinese. We are after all in a

.Chinese city.

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