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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1981

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THE EXTENT TO WHICH PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS ALLOW A SMOOTH PROGRESSION FROM PRE-SCHOOL ONWARDS=

* THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOL

SYSTEM AND STANDARDS OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION- AND

* THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EDUCATION

SYSTEM AND FUTURE INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SIR JOHN SAID THAT THE PANEL MEMBERS WERE NO DOUBT ASKING THEMSELVES THE SAME SORT OF QUESTIONS AS THOSE RAISED BY THE VARIOUS GROUPS THAT HAD WRITTEN TO THEM.

+ IS THE SYSTEM PRACTICAL ENOUGH, HUMAN ENOUGH. FAMILIAR ENOUGH AND SUFFICIENTLY RESPONSIVE TO THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY?+ HE ASKED. +IS IT GEARED TO THE NEEDS OF THE ECONOMY, THE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESENT STAGE OF EVOLUTION OF HONG KONG SOCIETY?+

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DEBATE ON MOTION OF THANKS

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A TWO-DAY DEBATE ON THE MOTION OF THANKS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS MOVED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR JACK CATER WILL BEGIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 28).

A TOTAL OF 23 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

LEADING OFF THE DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, THE HON R.H. LOBO, FOLLOWED BY DR THE HON HARRY FANG, THE HON T.S. LO, DR THE HON FRANCIS TIEN, THE HON ALEX WU, THE REV THE HON JOYCE BENNETT, THE HON S.L. CHEN, THE HON MISS LYDIA DUNN, DR THE HON HENRY HU, THE HON PETER C. WONG, DR THE HON RAYSON HUANG AND THE HON J.J. SWAINE.

ON THURSDAY, 11 OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION. THEY ARE THE HON CHARLES YEUNG, DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI, THE HON ANDREW SO, THE HON F.K. HU, THE HON WONG PO-YAN, THE HON W.C.L. BROWN, THE HON K.C. CHAN, THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG, THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW AND THE HON MISS MARIA TAM.

THE SPEECHES WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON RTHK'S CHINESE AND ENGLISH CHANNELS 2 AND 4.

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