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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1985

COMPUTER STUDIES PILOT SCHEME EXTENDED

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THE PILOT SCHEME ON COMPUTER STUDIES WILL BE EXTENDED TO A FURTHER 105 PUBLIC SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS THIS SEPTEMBER AND SCHOOLS WISHING TO JOIN SHOULD APPLY BEFORE MARCH 29.

MORE THAN $12 MILLION WAS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY TO COVER THE COST OF EQUIPMENT AND RELATED EXPENDITURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXTENSION.

THE PILOT SCHEME STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 1982 WHEN COMPUTER STUDIES WAS INTRODUCED IN FORM 4 OF 30 SCHOOLS AND THE STUDENTS SUBSEQUENTLY SAT THE FIRST HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN COMPUTER STUDIES LAST YEAR.

IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SCHEME, A FURTHER 75 SECONDARY SCHOOLS INTRODUCED THE NEW SUBJECT IN THE 1984-85 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THIRD PHASE THIS SEPTEMBER WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS TO 210.

PENDING FINAL APPROVAL AND PROVIDED FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PLANS TO ALLOW ALL PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT COMPUTER STUDIES IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS IF THEY SO WISH.

SCHOOLS WISHING TO JOIN THE PILOT SCHEME THIS SEPTEMBER SHOULD APPLY TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (COMPUTER EDUCATION), ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HONG KONG.

THOSE SCHOOLS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME AT A LATER DATE SHOULD ALSO SUBMIT THE IR APPLICATIONS BEFORE MARCH 29 TO FACILITATE FUTURE PLANNING.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, SCHOOL HEADS CAN CONTACT THE COMPUTER EDUCATION SECTION ON 5-8392478 OR 5-8392479.

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