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Tuesday, July 10, 1973

"Could not English be taught at a more senior level, by specialist

teachers really confident in English, to those pupils who clearly need it,

rather than spend endless hours on it all through primary and secondary school

to achieve a standard that not surprisingly is not particularly high in such

a very Chinese environment and is probably low in terms of cost effectiveness?"

Mr. Lowe said he was delighted to hear of the tremendous range of

activities at Pui Ching clubs, societies, sporta and games teams, participation

in the anti-litter and anti-crime campaigns.

Schools, he said, should join to the full in such campaigns because

they give indirectly some of the social education to which he had referred.

"It is therefore the duty of each and every school to introduce

social attitudes and discourage anti-social attitudes," the Director said,

Paying tribute to the late Bishop Hsu, Mr. Lowe said his death was a

grievous and tragic blow particularly for education.

The Bishop had the ability and the judgment to see Hong Kong's

educational problems from a unique standpoint, intellectually, humanely and

morally.

He added: "Many educational problems lie ahead on which Bishop Hsu

if he had been spared could have given invaluable advice. The department and

indeed the Board of Education, is very receptive to the ideas and suggestions

for the improvement of education and the solving of the many problems that beset

education in Hong Kong."

"Criticism is indeed a good thing but must be accompanied by realistic,

workable, concrete proposals for improvement."

Note to Editors:

Copies of the full text of Mr. Lowe's

speech are boxed this evening.

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