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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1974
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HE NOTED THAT PRACTICALLY ALL REMUNERATIONS IN INDUSTRY WERE BASED ON THE SHORT TERM APPROACH, AND FOR MOST MANUAL WORKERS RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN THE FORM OF PENSION SCHEMES OR PROVIDENT FUNDS WERE, WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, ALMOST UNHEARD OF.
+IN THE ABSENCE OF WIDESPREAD EFFECTIVE TRADE UNIONISM, GOVERNMENT HAS THE SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT LABOUR WOULD GET A FAIR SHARE OF OUR SUCCESS AND TO SEEK CONTINUAL
IMPROVEMENT IN WORKING CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT IN LINE WITH THE ADVANCEMENT IN OUR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID..
TURNING TO THE EDUCATION WHITE PAPER, DR. CHUNG SAID THAT ON THE WHOLE IT HAD THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF ALL THE UNOFFICIALS ALTHOUGH INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS HAD SOME RESERVATION ON SOME PARTICULAR POINTS.
AS FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED, IT WAS ESSENTIAL THAT A 25-30 PER CENT PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL CONTENT BE INCLUDED IN THE · CURRICULUM OF THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS SO AS TO GIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER AND DEMONSTRATE IN WHICH AREA THEIR NATURAL ABILITY AND TALENT LAY.
HOWEVER, HE FELT IT WAS NOT GOOD POLICY TO LEAVE THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS IN THE CURRICULUM TO THE DISCRETION OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS. +UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR ALL SCHOOLS IS A KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF REGIONALISATION OF SCHOOLS,+ HE STRESSED.
DR. CHUNG FOUND THE PROVISION FOR TECHNICAL OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AT SECONDARY LEVEL INSUFFICIENT, AND STRESSED THAT THIS TYPE OF EDUCATION SHOULD BE GIVEN DUE EMPHASIS AS HONG KONG DEPENDED HEAVILY ON INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE WORKING POPULATION.
HE DESCRIBED THE SENIOR SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL WITH ITS PRESENT CURRICULUM AS A MISNOMER+ AND WELCOMED THE WHITE PAPER'S PROPOSAL TO REVISE THE CURRICULUM WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THE SCOPE AND IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF THE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS.
DR. CHUNG SAW INCREASING NEED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTES FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS. AND HOPED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT SHED ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO ESTABLISH MORE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AS AND WHEN REQUIRED.
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ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING, DR. CHUNG SAID HE AND HIS UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES WERE MINDFUL OF THE SUBSTANTIAL DISPARITY IN THE GROWTH RATES BETWEEN TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IN HONG KONG. WE HAVE INITIALLY DISCUSSED REVENUE-RAISING CONSIDERATIONS AND EXPENDITURE ECONOMIES, AND WILL BE CONTINUING WITH OUR STUDY AND DELIBERATIONS IN DETAIL. +
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