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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN-JUN 1990

JAN-JUN 1989

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

100,538

102,068

-1,520

-1.5

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(35.4%)

(38.8%)

RE-EXPORTS

183,097

161,096

22,001

13.7

TOTAL EXPORTS

283,635

263,154

20,481

7.8

IMPORTS

291,833

276,623

15.210

5.5

TRADE BALANCE

-8,198

-13,469

5,271

LAST 12 MONTHS

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

JUL 89 TO

JUN 90

HK$ MN.

JUL 88 TO JUN 89 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK MN.

222,585

224,103

-1,518

-0.7

368,406

319,180

49,226

15.4

590,991

543,283

47,708

8.8

577,991

553,730

24,261

4.4.

13,000

-10,447

23,447

GREATER DIVERSITY SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO EDUCATION SYSTEM

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO INJECT GREATER DIVERSITY INTO HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTEM TO CATER FOR THOSE WHO NEED A DIFFERENT SORT OF EDUCATION, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

COMPULSORY

SPEAKING AT THE 34TH GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG JUVENILE CARE CENTRE, MR YRUNG SAID THAT

EDUCATION HAD MEANT THAT STUDENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ABILITIES, INTERESTS AND NEEDS HAD BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

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WHILE THE COMMON CORE CURRICULUM WAS MEETING THE NEEDS OF MAJORITY OF STUDENTS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH DIVERSITY WAS INTRODUCED, WAS CLEAR THAT THE COMMON CORE CURRICULUM WOULD STILL FAIL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WHO WERE EITHER AT THE EXTREMES OF THE ABILITY RANGE OR WERE UNMOTIVATED TO LEARNING, MR YEUNG SAID.

"IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ALTERNATIVE CURRICULA AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES," HE POINTED OUT.

REGARDING THE POSSIBLE MEASURES IN THIS DIRECTION, MR YEUNG SAID THAT A FIRST POSSIBILITY MIGHT BE THE INTRODUCTION OF BRIDGING COURSES FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO TRANSFER TO PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS SECONDARY 2 OR SECONDARY 3.

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