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Thursday, January 31, 1974

PUBLIC WIDELY CONSULTED ON EDUCATION GREEN PAPER

Report Expected By End Of February

Reaction to the Green Paper on Secondary Education has been

sampled at every level of the community.

This was stated today by Mr. Augustine Chui, Deputy Director of

Home Affairs, who has headed a survey team to collect and analyse the public

response.

Mr. Chui said that in addition to the extensive comments appearing

in the press, and the letters received from individuals, professional bodies

and other organisations, his team had also amassed opinion through group

discussions and household surveys.

"We have not been content to sit back, waiting to see what arrives

in the mail," he said. "We have gone out to solicit opinion from those

who might otherwide be reluctant to communicate in writing.

"Through the co-operation of Mutual Aid Committees, the Neighbourhood

Advice Council, the Civil Aid Services and other public bodies, we have

organised group discussions and open forums that have generated a considerable

amount of valuable debate.

We have reached a representative cross-section of parents and

teachers through the City District Office network, and we have also

conducted household interviews with the aid of more than 4,000 questionnaires,"

Mr. Chui said.

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/He went