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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1989

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RAISING STAFFING STANDARDS IN KINDERGARTENS

OF

SHORTLY FOR

PACKAGE STAFFING IN KINDERGARTENS, THE HON X.Y. YEUNG,

A

OF

TOLD

THE GOVERNMENT WILL SEEK APPROVAL MEASURES DESIGNED TO RAISE STANDARDS THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON SO CHAU YIM-PING, MR YEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD

REVIEWING BEEN

PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION POLICY IN THE LIGHT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S

RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS REPORT NO.2.

"WE INTEND TO SEEK APPROVAL SHORTLY FOR A PACKAGE OF MEASURES DESIGNED TO RAISE STANDARDS OF STAFFING IN KINDERGARTENS," HE SAID.

THE MEASURES INCLUDED:

TRAINING

TO ENSURE THAT,

AT LEAST

* A LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMME OF BASIC WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, ALL KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS OBTAIN THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION;

* PUBLISHING RECOMMENDED SALARY SCALES;

* ENABLING OPERATORS TO MEER HIGHER STAFF COSTS BY ALLOWING HIGHER FEES TO BE CHARGED, AND BY RAISING THE EXISTING ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE NEEDY PARENTS;

LEVEL OF FEE

* WAYS AND MEANS OF ENCOURAGING OPERATORS TO

EMPLOY A

HIGHER

PROPORTION OF TRAINED STAFF.

*

NOTHING TO PREVENT PROMOTION OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE

*

NOTHING IN THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE OR REGULATIONS PREVENTS STUDENTS FROM RECEIVING INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATION AIMED AT PROMOTING POLITICAL AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON K.Y. YEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON DAVID CHEUNG, YEUNG EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS ONLY WHERE SUCH INSTRUCTION OR EDUCATION

TO WAS CONSIDERED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO BE PREJUDICIAL PUBLIC INTEREST OR TO THE WELFARE OF THE STUDENTS OR OF EDUCATION GENERALLY THAT IT MIGHT BE PROHIBITED.

REQUIRE

A

"IT IS TRUE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MAY STUDENT WHO HAS TAKEN PART IN PROCESSIONS, PROPAGANDA OR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES TO BE EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL," HE ADDED.

/"THIS POWER