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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1988

SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR GREWAL PAID TRIBUTE TO THE OFFICERS FOR HAVING DEMONSTRATED KEEN OBSERVATION IN AREAS OF WORK WHICH FELL OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL SCOPE OF DUTIES.

HE COMMENDED THE CIVIL SERVICE STAFF SUGGESTIONS FORUM FOR CIVIL SERVANTS "TO PROPOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN AND TO SUGGEST WAYS BY WHICH SAVINGS CAN BE ACHIEVED".

SCHEME AS A WORK PRACTICE9

THE HEADS OF

ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WERE DEPARTMENTS OF THE AWARD RECIPIENTS, SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH AND MEMBERS OF THE STAFF SUGGESTIONS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE SCHEME.

COMMITTEK WHICH

PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TO CHANGE CLASS STRUCTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDENTS WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY COMPARABLE

то

THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN GRAMMAR SCHOOLS TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES IN SIXTH FORMS AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WHEN THE CLASS PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WAS MODIFIED IN STAGES STARTING NEXT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

PATTERN IN YEAR, THE

ADDRESSING A GATHERING AT A CEREMONY то MARK THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE C.c.c. MADAM FUNG LEUNG KIT MEMORIAL PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN TAI PO, MR LI SAID THE CLASS STRUCTURE OF A PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL WOULD BE MODIFIED FROM THE EXISTING 77722 TO 6664422.

THE NEW CLASS PATTERN WOULD PROVIDE TWO MORE CLASSES FOR EACH OF SECONDARIES 4 AND 5 AND CREATE TWO CLASSES FOR EACH SECONDARIES 6 AND 7 IN PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS.

"PREVOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROVIDES STUDENTS NOT ONLY WITH A GOOD FOUNDATION OF GENERAL EDUCATION, BUT ALSO SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF A SPECIFIC TRADE OR OCCUPATION,

"STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED SECONDARY EDUCATION IN A PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL WILL STAND A BETTER CHANCE TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES IN THE POLYTECHNICS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OR TO SECURE A JOB," MR LI SAID.

MR LI ALSO NOTED THAT PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WOULD PLAY AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN SOCIETY.

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