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TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1975

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FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUPILS ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION BEYOND FORM 3 THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS TAKING STEPS TO ENSURE THAT SYLLABUSES FOR FORMS 4 AND 5 COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMMON-CORE SYLLABUSES FOR FORMS 1 TO 3 ARE AVAILABLE IN EVERY SUBJECT. THIS MEANS THAT FOR SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONAL SYLLABUSES THIS YEAR ON A TRIAL EASIS AN APPROPRIATE EXAMINATION WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE TIME THE PUPILS CONCERNED HAVE REACHED FORM 5.

ALL SYLLABUSES ISSUED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE EXCEPT THOSE FOR SUDJECTS TAUGHT ONLY IN ONE LANGUAGE WILL DE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE.

THE COMMON-CORE SYLLABUSES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO HELP PROMOTE A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF SECONDARY EDUCATION DY DISCOURAGING OLD-FASHIONED PATTERNS OF INSTRUCTION (EXCESSIVE DEPENDENCE ON TEXTBOOKS, LEARNING BY ROTE, ETC.) AND INSTEAD ENCOURAGING A MORE STIMULATING APPROACH TO LEARNING IN WHICH THE SPIRIT OF ENQUIRY PREDOMINATES, CHILDREN BEING TAUGHT TO MAKE FULL USE OF THEIR INITIATIVE AND TO DEVELOP THEIR NATURAL POTENTIAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT ONLY STRICTLY LIMITED NUMBERS OF ADVANCE COPIES OF THE GUIDE WERE AVAILABLE, BUT THAT WHEN PRINTING HAD BEEN COMPLETED, ADDITIONAL COPIES WOULD DE SENT TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS. HE STATED THAT A CHINESE VERSION WAS ALSO DEING PRODUCED.

ELEVEN PASS INSTITUTION OF FIRE ENGINEERS EXAMINATION

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 16 YEARS HISTORY OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE INSTITUTION OF FIRE ENGINEERS, TWO NON-HEMBERS OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAVE PASSED THE GRADUATE GRADE EXAMINATION.

THEY ARE MR. LEE HON-KEE AND MR. WILLIAM TSANG, BOTH OF WHOM WORK FOR LOCAL COMPANIES.

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A TOTAL OF 83 CANDIDATES SAT FOR THE EXAMINATION IN MARCH. THE RESULTS, WHICH HAVE JUST BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, SHOW THAT 11 CANDIDATES HAVE PASSED THE EXAMINATION, FIVE AT THE MEMBERSHIP GRADE AND SIX AT THE GRADUATE GRADE. ARE MESSNS. BUTT WING-KEUNG, KHONG WAI-HON, LI CHI-ON, LIU TIN CHEE AND LAU SHU-LAM (MEMBERSHIP GRADE) AND MESSRS. LEE HON-KEE, WILLIAM TSANG, KHOK JING-KEUNG, YEUNG KWONG-HUNG, CHEUNG WAN- KONG AND WU HỎI-YAN (GRADUATE GRADE).

HONG KONG IS ONE OF THE INSTITUTION'S BIGGEST DRANCHES WITN A TOTAL OF 18 FELLOWS, 32 MEMBERS, 63 GRADUATES AND 104 STUDENTS. THE PRESIDENT IS MR. JOHN MARCH, A DIVISIONAL OFFICER OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

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