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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1989

NOTING THAT THE SERVICE WAS AVAILABLE WITHIN NORMAL HOURS OF DAY NURSERIES, MR LEUNG SAID RESIDENTS USING THE SERVICE WOULD HAVE TO TO PAY $20 FOR HALF-DAY AND $40 FOR WHOLE DAY SERVICE, IN ADDITION A $4 MEAL CHARGE PER DAY.

HOWEVER, FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY MAY APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

"CHILDREN WHO ARE SICK OR MENTALLY DISABLED ARE NOT COVERED BY THE PROJECT," MR LEUNG SAID.

AS THE NUMBER OF PLACES IN EACH NURSERY IS LIMITED, REGISTRATION OR REFERRALS WILL BE ON A FIRST COME. FIRST SERVED BASIS, " HE ADDED,

GOVT ENDORSES RECOMMENDATIONS ON SIXTH FORM POLICY

THE

FOR

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER HAS ENDORSED RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE WORKING GROUP ON SIXTH FORM EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HOW

THE WORKING GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST 1988 TO CONSIDER THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON SIXTH FORM

MODIFIED EDUCATION. SOME OF WHICH HAD BEEN

IN

то RESPONSE

PUBLIC COMMENTS, SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN ITS REPORT, THE WORKING GROUP ADDRESSED THE MANY PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNMENT'S ON SIXTH FORM EDUCATION WHICH WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED IN MAY 1988.

THE LEVEL

POLICY

WORKING GROUP'S A-LEVEL} COURSES

"THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATION THAT CHINESE-MEDIUM ADVANCED SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE AS EARLY AS 1990, WITH THE FIRST CHINESE-MEDIUM A-LEVEL EXAMINATION SPOKESMAN SAID.

TO BE

CONDUCTED IN 1992," THE

TRADITIONALLY OFFERED A

"THIS MEANS THAT SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE SIX-YEAR SECONDARY COURSE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO OFFER THE FULL SEVEN-YEAR PROGRAMME LEADING TO A-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS IN CHINESE. LAST HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN 1992.

THE

"ADDITIONAL A-LEVEL COURSES IN PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS WILL ALSO DE AVAILABLE FROM 1991 ONWARDS, ENABLING LEADING ONLY PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, WHICH AT PRESENT PROVIDE COURSES TO THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION. TO OFFER SIXTH FORM COURSES.

/THE GOVERNMENT