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MR S.L. LEE

9

ON

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1986

11/F, TAI PO COMMERCIAL D-6566354 CENTRE, 152-172 KWONG

FULL ROAD, TAI PO, NT

7.

ST

MR T.K. AU

3/F, KCR HOUSE,

0-6981076

SHA TIN, NT

8.

SK

MR K.L. LAM

SAI KUNG GOVT OFFICES,

3-2813938

1/F, SAI KUNG MARKET, SAI KUNG, NT

9.

MR S.N. LAU

RM 601, 6/F, HARBOUR

5-8523197

BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HK

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MR W.M. CHOI

11/F, TAI PO COMMERCIAL 0-6566414 CENTRE, 152-172 KWONG

FULL ROAD, TAI PO, NT

(B) SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION

LUI KEE EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE, 269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI,

HONG KONG.

5-8912200

IMPORTANCE OF BILINGUAL TEACHING STRESSED

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THE USE OF CHINESE AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IS MOST APPROPRIATE TO EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND MOST NATURAL BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THE UNOBSTRUCTED FLOW OF SPEECH AND THOUGHT, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, PROFESSOR POON CHUNG-KWONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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SPEAKING AT THE JOINT GRADUATION OF GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, AT ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, PROF POON SAID THAT THE ADOPTION OF CHINESE FOR INSTRUCTION DID NOT MEAN THE EXCLUSION OF ENGLISH.

HE ASKED THE 1 143 GRADUATES TO EQUIP THEMSELVES TO BE CONVERSANT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE SO AS TO ACHIEVE COMPETENCE

IN BILINGUAL TEACHING,

/NOTING THAT

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