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TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1990

LOOKING INTO FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, MR YEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NEED TO CONSIDER THE DESIRABILITY AND PRACTICABILITY OF MOVING TOWARDS AN ALL-GRADUATE, TRAINED TEACHING PROFESSION.

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"AS FAR AS THE PREPARATION OF GRADUATE TEACHERS IS CONCERNED, WE ARE CONCENTRATING ON ACHIEVING TEACHER TRAINING FOR 80 PER CENT ALL GRADUATE TEACHERS BY 1994 AS RECOMMENDED IN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S SECOND REPORT PUBLISHED IN 1986 tt HE SAID.

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"WE HAVE SOME WAY TO GO TO REACH AN ALL-GRADUATE TEACHING PROFESSION, SUCH AS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

"HOWEVER EXPENSIVE, AND HOWEVER DIFFICULT THIS MAY BE FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF SUPPLY OF GRADUATES WILLING TO GO INTO TEACHING, I BELIEVE THAT THE CASE FOR IT MUST AT LEAST BE EXAMINED WITH CARE, SAID.

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MR YEUNG SAID HE SHOULD BE RECOMMENDING TO THE EDUCATION COMMISSION THAT IT SHOULD LOOK EVEN MORE CLOSELY THAN IT HAD DONE. PREVIOUSLY AT THE TEACHING PROFESSION.

RAINFALL IN JUNE NEAR NORMAL

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RAINFALL IN JUNE WAS CLOSE TO NORMAL, WITH THE 448.1 MILLIMETRES RECORDED BEING ONLY FOUR PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL FIGURE OF 431.8 MILLIMETRES, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY SAID IN ITS MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL OF 1,081.2 MILLIMETRES FOR THE FIRST

NINE PER HALF OF 1990 WAS ABOUT

CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 992.9 MILLIMETRES.

AFTER MAY ENDED IN FINE CONDITIONS, THE WEATHER DETERIORATED ON THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM GUANGDONG CROSSED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST LATER THAT DAY. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED AHEAD OF AND DURING PASSAGE OF THE TROUGH.

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THE DAILY RAINFALL OF 144.8 MILLIMETRES WAS THE HIGHEST

SO RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY

FAR FOR THE YEAR. OVER 100 PERIOD MILLIMETRES FELL DURING A TWO-HOUR

AROUND NOON TIME. THE IN HONG KONG DELUGE RESULTED IN 18 CASES OF FLOODING BEING REPORTED ISLAND AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ALTHOUGH NO FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN KOWLOON, INCIDENTS CAUSED DISRUPTIONS OF ROAD TRAFFIC.

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