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Monday, November 12, 1973

MANY COPIES OF GREEN PAPER ON EDUCATION GIVEN AWAY

We are very pleased to hear that teachers are anxious to obtain copies of the report of the Board of Education on the proposed expansion of secondary school education in Hong Kong over the next decade," a

spokesman for the Education Department said today.

He added: "This is very encouraging indeed as teachers are

naturally concerned with education in Hong Kong. We hope that after studying the report they will send their comments or suggestions in writing to G.P.0. box 1899, Hong Kong, before the end of the year."

The spokesman said that Chinese and English copies of the report were still available free of charge from the Education Department's Information and Public Relations Section, Lee Gardens, Third floor, Hong Kong; the Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, 5th floor, Hong Kong and Chinese copies from the Home Affairs Department's Information Division, International Building, 9th floor, Hong Kong.

Ever since the publication of the Green Paper, the Education Department has been dealing with individual requests for copies from teachers and educational organisations.

For example, last Friday, 2,000 copies in Chinese and 50 in English were given to the Chinese University of Hong Kong where the Director of Education, Mr. J. Canning, gave a lecture on the Board's recommendations to students and staff of the School of Education and answered questions.

The spokesman pointed out that there were more Chinese copies left to meet individual requests than there were English copies,

Release time: 7.00 p.m.