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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1988

SIR DAVID SAID EXPERIENCE IN

DEVELOPED MANY

SHOWN THAT PRIVATE SCHOOLS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.

COUNTRIES HAD OVERALL STANDARD

THEY ALLOWED A

GREATER

VARIETY OF

CURRICULUM

AND PARENTAL

CHOICE THAN WAS POSSIBLE IN A PURELY PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

IN SCHOOLS

IN

OF A

HONG KONG, ALTHOUGH "UNFORTUNATELY MANY PRIVATE

NOT ARE SYSTEM, A FILLED

GAP USEFULLY THEY HAVE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH STANDARD TO MAKE SUCH A CONTRIBUTION," HE SAID.

HAS

OUR

NOW PUT FORWARD

RANGE A

OF

"THE EDUCATION COMMISSION PROPOSALS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE SITUATION.

STANDARD

WHERE SCHOOLS OF PRIVATE

THE PRESENT BOUGHT то PRIVATE SCHOOLS

"THESE SEEK TO RAISE THE GOVERNMENT BUYS PLACES AND ULTIMATELY TO REPLACE PLACE SCHEME WITH A SYSTEM OF WHICH ATTAIN A GOOD STANDARD.

DIRECT SUBSIDIES

SECTOR ΤΟ SUPPLEMENT

"THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE A STRONG PRIVATE OUR EXITING SYSTEM OF AIDED AND GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

HOW

OF

TO IMPLEMENT

WHAT

IS

DURING

RECOMMENDATIONS, THESE

SAID

THE

THE CURRENT

"IN DECIDING GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ACCOUNT PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE."

THE

EDUCATION

SIR DAVID NOTED THAT IN AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT

HAD THE

ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE

YEAR,

COURSE.

EARLIER THIS

COMMISSION'S

STANDARD TWO-YEAR SIXTH FORM

AND BROADENED CURRICULUM,

POSSIBILITY OF A

THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR A MORE VARIED GIVING STUDENTS A GREATER CHOICE AND PROVIDING THE COMMON ENTRY POINT TO TERTIARY EDUCATION.

"IT

WILL ALSO

PROVIDE

A

SEPARATE

LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL KONG CERTIFICATE

ATTAINMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO ADVANCE BEYOND THE HONG OF EDUCATION," HE SAID.

OF ALL TYPES OF WORK

"A WORKING GROUP, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, HAS NOW STARTED ON IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS."

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