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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1984

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+A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE AD HOC GROUP AND THESE INCLUDED SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR AMENDMENTS FROM THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF BANKS, WHO LIAISED IN THIS INSTANCE WITH THE HONG KONG DEPOS IT-TAKING COMPANIES ASSOCIATION IN VIEW OF THE IR MUTUALITY OF INTERESTS, MR BROWN SAID.

+THE END RESULT OF THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE AD HOC GROUP TAK ING INTO ACCOUNT THE REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED - WAS AGREEMENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE BILL NOW BEFORE US, WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL WHITE PAPER PUBLISHED IN 1983, + HE ADDED.

HE SAID THAT THE NEED TO INTRODUCE FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF A TECHNICAL NATURE AT THE COMMITTEE STAGE HAD BEEN REVEALED AFTER A FURTHER CAREFUL STUDY OF THE 1984 BILL PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 15 AND THE LATEST VERSION INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 27.

PLAN TO BOOST CIVIC EDUCATION ****

A PLAN HAS RECENTLY BEEN FORMULATED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN CIVIC EDUCATION AMONG PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS. THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

THE PLAN, WHICH HAD BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED AND ENDORSED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, COVERED A BROAD SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITIES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE CURRICULUM, INCLUDING CIVIC, SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND CURRENT AFFAIRS, MR LEUNG SAID.

HE WAS REPLYING TO THE HON RITA FAN WHO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT PLANS FOR PROMOTING AND CO-ORDINATING CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, AND ABOUT PROGRESS MADE.

+WE WILL PURSUE THE PLAN THROUGH TWO SEPARATE BUT INTERRELATED ASPECTS OF SCHOOL LIFE THE FORMAL CURRICULUM AND EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, HE EXPLAINED.

HE SAID HE INTENDED TO ASK THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE EARLY IN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR TO CONSIDER WAYS IN WHICH ASPECTS OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE EXISTING CURRICULUM COULD BE STRENGTHENED.

+THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING MODULES FOR USE IN EXISTING OR PROPOSED NEW SUBJECTS AT BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS.

+THESE COULD BE IN THE FORM OF TEACHING UNITS, SUPPORTED BY A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF RESOURCE MATERIALS, INCLUDING CHARTS, VIDEOTAPES AND NOTES ON METHODOLOGY. RELEVANT RESOURCE AND TEACHING MATERIALS WILL BE COMPILED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOL REFERENCE, HE SAID.

/THE SCHOOLS