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THE INCREASE OCCURRED MOSTLY IN PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECTS WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 63 PER CENT OF THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RESPECT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN 1988, COMPARED WITH 65 PER CENT IN 1987.

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FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, THE VALUE ACCRUED TO! PRIVATE PROJECTS DURING 1988 WAS $39,314 MILLION, REPRESENTING

AN INCREASE OF 36 PER CENT OVER THE CORRESPONDING VALUE IN 1987.

THE TOTAL PROJECT OUTLAY WAS $21,030 MILLION WHICH FOR INSTANCE, PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS AND INTEREST PAYMENTS.

INCLUDED,

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE 1988 SURVEY OF BUILDING,

APRIL

BY

AND CONSTRUCTION

THE REAL ESTATE SECTORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN 1990 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

MORE DETAILED RESULTS WILL BE GIVEN IN A FULL SURVEY REPORT BE PUBLISHED IN JULY 1990.

TO

ENQUIRIES REGARDING THESE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 823 4977).

BUILDING,

CONSTRUCTION

SCHOOL CURRICULUM AIMED AT MEETING HK'S NEEDS

*

WITH A QUALITY

BEST TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF BOTH FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER,

THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING ITS

CAPABLE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY, THE SECRETARY MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

ADDRESSING THE JOINT SPEECH DAY FOR

18 SCHOOLS SPONSORED BY

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA, MR YEUNG SAID THE EDUCATION WAS CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

"IT IS

POSSIBLE CONSIDERING

IN OUR

CHANGES

COMMISSION

COMMON-CORE

EDUCATION,

AND

TO THE NINE YEARS OF COMPULSORY CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WAY WE DEVELOP OUR CURRICULUM," HE SAID.

CURRICULUM THE COMMON-CORE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL. IT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

CONTINUITY

BETWEEN

WAS

INTRODUCED

HAD

ALL

1975 THE BENEFIT OF SAFEGUARDING

AND PROVIDING PUPILS,

IN

OF EDUCATION

THE EQUAL CURRICULUM AND ENSURING

AT

FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS CONSISTENCY OF PRACTICE AMONG SCHOOLS.

MR YEUNG SAID THE REVIEW

OF THE CORE

COURSE, INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE STATUS DEVELOPMENT

OF

WOULD, CURRICULUM AND ROLE OF THE CURRICULUM BODY CHAIRED BY AN ADVISORY WAS AN DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON SCHOOL RELATING TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LOCAL

COUNCIL,

WHICH

NON-OFFICIAL TO ADVISE

THE

KINDERGARTEN TO THE SIXTH FORM.

ALL

MATTERS SYSTEM FROM

/HE NOTED