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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977

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NO INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE HIS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IRREVOCABLY DETERMINED UNDER A RIGID EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM; DR. HUANG SAID.

EDUCATION IS THE MEANS TO SOCIAL MOBILITY, AND TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THERE MUST BE INBUILT MOBILITY WITHIN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM ITSELF;

EACH STAGE OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT SHOULD HAVE A CAREFULLY DELINEATED PURPOSE FORMING BY ITSELF AS COMPLETE A PROCESS AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT AT THE END OF EACH STAGE A PUPIL MAY HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF HIS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO HIM AT THAT LEVEL. AT THE SAME TIME THERE SHOULD BE FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOBILITY TO OTHER LEVELS OF THE SYSTEM, OR FOR A CHANGE OF DIRECTION.

HE SAID SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE POSITION OF THE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES. LINKS SHOULD BE ALSO KEPT OPEN BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: BETWEEN CRAFT WORK AND STUDIES. IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, BETWEEN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THE POLYTECHNIC, BETWEEN THE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES AND THE UNIVERSITIES, AND BETWEEN THE POLYTECHNIC AND THE UNIVERSITIES.

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HE HOPED THAT THE FORTHCOMING GREEN PAPER ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION WILL DEAL WITH THESE AND OTHER ISSUES WHICH GOVERN OUR EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, AND THAT THERE WILL BE FULL CONSULTATION WITH PEOPLE INTERESTED AND EXPERIENCED IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION BEFORE THE WHITE PAPER IS FORMULATED.

HE SAID IT IS GRATIFYING THAT GOVERNMENT HAS MADE EXTENSIVE PLANS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

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