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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988

THREE-YEAR DEGREE COURSE MOST PRACTICAL FOR HK

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A PROCEDURE OF JOINT ADMISSION TO TERTIARY EDUCATION AND THREE-YEAR DEGREE COURSE SYSTEM ARE THE MOST PRACTICAL CHOICES FOR HONG KONG, THE HON PETER WONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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MR WONG SAID HONG KONG HAD HAD VERY GOOD GRADUATES FROM BOTH THE THREE-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR SYSTEMS, BUT A THREE-YEAR SYSTEM PRODUCED GRADUATES MORE QUICKLY.

"I SUGGEST THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME. HAVING SUFFICIENT GRADUATES OF AN ACCEPTABLE QUALITY WILL BE THE CRUCIAL FACTOR IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE ACCOUNTANCY AND OTHER PROFESSIONS, HE SAID.

MR WONG ALSO MADE A PLEA FOR A HIGHER STANDARD OF ENGLISH.

"T AM NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED BY THE WAY ENGLISH IS TAUGHT IN TERTIARY OR SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, JUDGING FROM RESULTS WHICH WE SEE," HE SAID.

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HE SAID THAT A GREAT DEAL OF HONG KONG'S SUCCESS IN THE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL WORLD WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE TERRITORY'S USE

ENGLISH,

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ONLY A FEW IN A THAT IN ITSELF FROM SECONDARY

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"WE CANNOT RELY ON ENGLISH TO BE TAUGHT BY SUPER SIXTH FORM OR IN A FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY YEAR HAS PROBLEMS IN DRAWING AWAY HIGH CALIBRE STAFF SCHOOLS AND THEREBY DEPRESSING STANDARDS,

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MR WONG SUGGESTED THAT ENGLISH BE TAUGHT AND USED AT THE LOWEST LEVELS, EVEN AT KINDERGARTEN, SO THAT ENGLISH WOULD BECOME A SATURAL SECOND LANGUAGE AND HONG KONG WOULD BE TRULY BILINGUAL.

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"ONLY THEN CAN WE BE SURE OF OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD DURING 50 YEARS AFTER 1997. IF WE SACRIFICE OUR ENGLISH, WE STAND A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF BEING JUST ANOTHER REGION OF CHINA,

HE ALSO SAID THAT AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY, HE WAS NATURALLY PRODUCTION OF ACCOUNTANTS IN HONG KONG.

IN THE LONG TERM AND WITH 1997 IN UNREALISTIC FOR HONG KONG TO CONTINUE TO RELY ACCOUNTANTS TO LEAD THE PROFESSION.

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HE SAID.

OF THE ACCOUNTANCY INTERESTED IN THE

MIND, IT WOULD BE ON OVERSEAS-TRAINED

PRODUCTION

"WF MUST PUT MORE EMPHASIS ON THE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE TERTIARY ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG

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OF FUTURE KONG,

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