WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1985
THE GOVERNOR HAD, IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS TO THIS COUNCIL IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, REFERRED TO THE LACK OF SUITABLE MATERIAL FOR TEACHING CHINESE LANGUAGE AND THAT THE NEED TO PRODUCE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS FOR THE USE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WAS A LONG FELT NEED.
+1 AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE EDUCATION COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CHINESE AND ENGLISH SYLLABUSES SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND THAT ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF TEXTBOOKS IN BOTH LANGUAGES SO THAT THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOLS REGARDLESS OF THE LANGUAGE MODE CHOSEN',+ MR WỤ SAID.
HE WISHED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE REMARKS HE MADE AT THE LAST POLICY DEBATE ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE WORKING PARTY ON THE CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION.
THE WORKING PARTY SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT IN MARCH, 1982.
+ IT HAS BECOME A MATTER OF GROWING CONCERN TO ME THAT, AFTER A LAPSE OF ALMOST THREE FULL YEARS, THERE IS STILL NO INDICATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT AS TO HOW AND WHEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING PARTY WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, + MR WU SAID.
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION HAD NOTED THAT CONSIDERATION WAS STILL BEING GIVEN TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION.
+I URGE THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO DRAG ITS FEET ON THIS ISSUE ANY LONGER, + HE SAID.
HE SAID ON TEACHING PUTONGHUA IN SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO TEACH IT DURING SCHOOL HOURS OR AS AN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY.
+1 AGREE THAT, CONSIDERING THE POLITICAL CHANGE WHICH IS TO TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG IN THE NEXT DECADE, PUTONGHUA WILL BE USED MORE EXTENSIVELY THAN BEFORE.
+ I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION ON THIS ISSUE IS TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE, HE SAID.
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