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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1987

USE OF COMPUTERS MR YEUNG SAID, AT PRESENT, KNOWLEDGE ON THE

IN HAD PENETRATED INTO THE LIFE OF PEOPLE

ALL SECTORS. CHILDREN ALIKE HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH A COMPUTER ANOTHER.

ADULTS AND IN ONE WAY OR

COMPUTER STUDENTS

USING IT

"PERHAPS THE

GOVERNMENT MAY CONSIDER EXTENDING STUDIES TO THE PRIMARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM SO THAT PRIMARY CAN HAVE A PROPER KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, APART FROM TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES, HE SAID.

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MR YEUNG SAID COMPUTER STUDIES HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SENIOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND IN UNIVERSITY COURSES, YET NONE THE SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG OFFERED COMPUTER STUDIES FOR THEIR SIXTH FORM STUDENTS, RESULTING IN A PROBLEM OF COVERGENCE.

"HENCE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER INTRODUCING COMPUTER STUDIES INTO THE MATRICULATION COURSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ACCEPTING IT AS A SUBJECT IN THE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. ONLY BY DOING SO CAN COMPUTER EDUCATION BE PROMOTED IN A FULL SCALE, HE NOTED.

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MR YEUNG ALSO SAID THAT HE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'9 PLAN TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 23 PRIVATE SCHOOLS. HE ADDED THAT IN LINE WITH SUCH A PLAN, THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES SHOULD TAKE CONCERTED ACTION TO WORK FOR A HIGHER QUALITY OF EDUCATION.

ON ARTS AND CULTURE, MR YEUNG SAID THAT TO INDUCE GREATER AS AWARENESS ON THE PART OF STUDENTS TOWARDS THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT WELL AS TOWARDS A BETTER WAY OF LIFE, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE MORE VENUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS.

HE ADDED THAT VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS A SUBJECT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND IN THE MATRICULATION COURSE.

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AS FOR PERFORMING ARTS, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK A POLICY SO THAT VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS COULD CONSENSUS TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE RESOURCES, WHEREBY THERE WOULD BE MORE PERFORMING COMPANIES, WITH BETTER STANDARDS.

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MOREOVER, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS OF GRADUATES FROM THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS TO ALLAY THEIR FEAR ABOUT JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

TURNING TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, MR YEUNG SAID IN ORDER TO CONTAIN THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE CRIME IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FIRSTLY IMPROVE THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES; SECONDLY STRENGTHEN THE FUNCTION OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES; AND THIRDLY INCREASE THE MANPOWER OF AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR YOUTH CENTRES RUN BY VOLUNTARY BODIES IN THE HOUSING ESTATES, 90 THEY COULD EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS.

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