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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1981

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MR HAYE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE REV THE HON JOYCE BENNETT ON WHAT ARRANGEMENT WAS BEING GIVEN TO SCHOOLS TO DIVERSIFY THEIR CURRICULUM TO OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS FOR THE HKCEE.

THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORGANISES SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, IN SERVICE COURSES AND PILOT SCHEMES AS REQUIRED TO ASSIST SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS IN THE TEACHING OF ALL SUBJECTS.

+SPECIFIC ENCOURAGEMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO SCHOOLS SINCE 1976 TO WIDEN THEIR CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS, MR HAYE SAID.

THIS HAS TAKEN THE FORM OF EXTENSIONS AND CONVERSIONS OF FACILITIES IN EXISTING SCHOOLS, AND IN THE PLANNING OF PRACTICAL EDUCATION CENTRES FOR THOSE SCHOOLS UNABLE TO EXTEND OR CONVERT THE IR PREMISES, HE SAID.

+WHILE IT IS GOVERNMENT POLICY TO ENCOURAGE A BROADER CURRICULUM, IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT IT IS STILL GOVERNMENT POLICY TO LEAVE THE ACTUAL DECISIONS ON THE CURRICULUM TO THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES,+ MR HAYE SAID.

NOTING THAT THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS IN ANY ONE SCHOOL DEPENDED ON THE AVAILABLE STAFF, HE SAID THE PRESENT STAFF ARRANGEMENTS AND FACILITIES IN MOST SECONDARY SCHOOLS PERMIT THEM TO PRESENT THEIR PUPILS FOR SOME EIGHT MAJOR SUBJECTS IN THE HKCEE.

SCHOOLS ARE USUALLY ABLE TO OFFER SOME 15 SUBJECTS FOR PUPILS TO CHOOSE FROM, AND MR HAYE SAID THIS IS ABOUT AS WIDE A RANGE OF SUBJECTS WHICH MIGHT REASONABLY BE OFFERED PUPILS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITHOUT PLACING TOO GREAT A STRAIN ON THEM. +

HOVER-FERRY SERVICE TO BE OPERATED

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THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO. LTD. WILL PROVIDE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WITH A HOVER-FERRY SERVICE TO AND FROM CENTRAL TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND FOR THIS FORM OF TRANSPORT.

IT WILL ALSO INTRODUCE AN ORDINARY FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN THE NEW TOWN AND MEI FU SUN CHUEN.

THE COMPANY TODAY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHEREBY THE FORMER WILL BUILD, ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT, A TEMPORARY PASSENGER WAITING SHED AND BERTHING FACILITY" WITHIN THE EXISTING TYPHOON SHELTER OF THE NEW TOWN.

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THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY MR T.S. NG, PROJECT MANAGER (TUEN MUN), AND MR LAU CHAN-KWOK, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.

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