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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1990

A CRUCIAL ROLE HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY

STRATEGY IN SETTING OUT THE BROAD

WITHIN WHICH EDUCATIONAL CHANGE PROVIDING THE WOULD TAKE PLACE, AND IN

WHICH INFRASTRUCTURE

WOULD SUPPORT INITIATIVE AND INNOVATION IN SCHOOLS.

"THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S FOURTH REPORT, END OF WHICH MIGHT BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR PUBLICATION TOWARDS THE

THE ISSUES WHICH THE YEAR, WILL DEFINE CLEARLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY

ENSURE WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE EARLY 1990'S TO

QUALITY IN ALL SECTORS OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM," HE SAID.

"THE REPORT WILL THEN GO ON TO REVIEW PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED THE PROVISION OF NINE YEARS FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

WITH

REPORT WOULD MR YEUNG SAID THE

PROPOSE ANSWERS TO SEVERAL QUESTIONS SUCH AS MODIFICATIONS TO

THE THE SCHOOLS CURRICULUM, SETTING OF ATTAINMENT STANDARDS AND LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION.

OF EDUCATION,

WE

TO

THE

"ONCE WE HAVE DECIDED ON THE FUTURE CONTENT

TO CONSIDER THE RIGHT TO GO ON SHALL BE ABLE

APPROACH DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN THE 1990'S," HE SAID.

"WE INTEND TO DEAL WITH THAT SUBJECT IN THE COMMISSION'S

FIFTH

REPORT.'

.

ACADEMY OF MEDICINE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE HOLDS FIRST MEETING

ESTABLISHMENT OF HONG KONG MOVED A STEP CLOSER TO THE FORMAL

ITS AN ACADEMY OF MEDICINE WITH

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE HOLDING ITS

THE SCOPE AND METHOD FIRST MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY) TO DISCUSS WORK.

OF

IN PURSUIT OF ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE, THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB-COMMITTEES, EACH RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE SPECIFIC AREA RELATING TO THE FINAL THE ACADEMY.

TO BE FORMATION OF

COMMITTEE

CHAIRED BY PROFESSOR DAVID TODD. THE

HAS BERN PLANNING AND APPOINTED TO UNDERTAKE THE

PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE TAKE ABOUT FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACADEMY, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

COLLEGES, FACULTIES AND ACCREDITATION, TRAINING AND EXAMINATION.

A AS THE ACADEMY WILL BE COMMITTEE WILL FIRST ADDRESS THE ASPECTS OF CONSTITUTION, FINANCE ADMINISTRATION;

FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT

BODY,

THE

AND

SPECIALTIES;

AS

WELL

AS

/THE PREPARATORY