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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1988

AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY THERE WILL BE PERFORMANCES BY PUPILS OF SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, AND MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT CULTURE AND ARTS CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION, JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND MUSIC OFFICE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND (NEAR KWAI FONG MTR STATION).

BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER STUDIES

SECONDARY 3 AND SECONDARY 5 GRADUATES OF PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WILL IN FUTURE HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE FURTHER STUDIES.

THIS WAS SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) BY MR DOMINIC WONG, SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE COTTON SPINNERS ASSOCIATION PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

MR WONG POINTED OUT THAT FROM 1989, THE CLASS STRUCTURE OF PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WOULD BE IMPROVED FROM 77722 TO 66644.

"THIS WILL PROVIDE MORE PROMOTION PLACES FOR SECONDARY 3 GRADUATES WHO WISH TO CONTINUE WITH SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION THEIR OWN SCHOOLS, HE SAID.

ALSO, FROM 1991, SECONDARY 6 AND 7 CLASSES WOULD INTRODUCED INTO PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS.

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THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION FOLLOWED RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION THAT THERE YEARS OF SIXTH FORM AND THAT SUCH COURSE SHOULD BE PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS.

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FOR A WIDER RANGE OF ABILITY AND ADTITUDE, THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM WOULD BE BROADENED.

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"IT WILL INCLUDE SUBJECTS OF A LESS ACADEMIC NATURE, TECHNICAL AND PRACTICAL SUBJECTS, AT BOTH THE ADVANCED LEVEL

THESE EXAMINATIONS CAN ALSO BE TAKEN NEW INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. EITHER THE CHINESE OR ENGLISH LANGUAGES.

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