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SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1989

IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ENGLISH STANDARD STRESSED

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WITH

ORAL BOTH

AND KONG'S GROWTH AS

IN ENGLISH, FLUENCY DEMAND FOR PEOPLE WRITTEN, HAS INCREASED RAPIDLY AS A RESULT OF HONG AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CENTRE,

AND MANPOWER, MR DOMINIC

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION S.W. WONG, SAID THIS TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE THE GOOD HOPE SCHOOL.

GRADUATION

RECOGNISED HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD OUTSTRIPPED SUPPLY.

CEREMONY

OF

THAT

THIS

DEMAND

HAD

**WE

RESOURCES HAVE ALLOCATED SUBSTANTIAL VARIOUS MEASURES AIMED TO IMPROVE ENGLISH STANDARDS SAID.

AND

IN

HAVE TAKEN SCHOOLS, HE

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"MORE WILL BE DONE IN THIS REGARD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FURTHER MEANS OF RAISING ENGLISH STANDARDS.

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HOWEVER, MR WONG POINTED OUT THAT EFFORTS WITHIN SCHOOLS NEVER BE PERFECT.

"EMPLOYERS ALSO HAVE A PART TO PLAY,

HE SAID.

"THERE IS ALWAYS THE NEED FOR EMPLOYERS

EMPLOYEES THEIR

COULD

TO SUPPLEMENT SCHOOL THE TYPE OF PRACTICAL AND ACHIEVEMENT BY GIVING SPECIALISED ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING REQUIRED IN THEIR ORGANISATIONS,

"I AM GLAD TO NOTE THAT THIS CONSCIOUSNESS HAS BEGUN TO EMERGE, AND I HOPE THAT IT WILL GATHER MOMENTUM.

"HONG KONG WILL CERTAINLY BENEFIT FROM ALL

THESE CO-ORDINATED

EFFORTS.

MR WONG ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE GOOD HOPE SCHOOL FOR LAYING GOOD FOUNDATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STANDARDS FOR ITS PUPILS.

A

EDUCATION AND FOR "THIS WILL BE EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR HIGHER

HE ADDED, HONG KONG'S COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,

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