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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1990

GOVT DETERMINED TO RESOLVE EDUCATION PROBLEMS

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT HE AND THE GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE RECOGNISE THE PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION AND DETERMINED TO RESOLVE THEM.

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OF THE HONG SPEAKING AT THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER

THERE WERE SUBSIDISED SECONDARY SCHOOLS COUNCIL, SIR DAVID SAID

MUST NOW FACE UP ΤΟ AND THE GOVERNMENT CHALLENGES AHEAD PROBLEMS WHICH INEVITABLY ACCOMPANIED EXPANSION AT THE SORT OF SPEED EXPERIENCED IN HONG KONG.

SIR

RECOMMEND DAVID SAID THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, TASKED TO

OF EDUCATION PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS, HOW BEST TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY HAD NEARLY COMPLETED ITS FOURTH REPORT.

"THIS WILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO SAY ABOUT THE ADEQUACY OF CURRICULUM AND ABOUT HOW IT SHOULD BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE.

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"IT WILL LOOK CLOSELY INTO THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTING SERVICES SUCH AS COUNSELLING, GUIDANCE AND REMEDIAL TEACHING.

SORT OF INTO OUR SCHOOL

"IT WILL ASK WHETHER THE TIME HAS NOT COME FOR SOME ASSESSMENT AND TESTING MECHANISM TO BE INTRODUCED SYSTEM, SIR DAVID SAID.

DIFFICULT, LONG-STANDING

" HE ADDED.

"AND, FINALLY, IT WILL DEAL WITH THE AND MUCH ARGUED PROBLEM OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION,

FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

SIR

SAID THERE WOULD BE TIME DAVID BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.

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TEACHING

WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON, THE COMMISSION WOULD BE TACKLING

THE ADDRESS

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PROFESSION.

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PROBLEMS

WILL SCHOOLS

"WHEN THE FIFTH REPORT IS OUT, BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE DRAWN UP A BLUEPRINT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN FOR THE DECADE AHEAD, HE SAID.

THE SUBSIDISED SECONDARY SCHOOLS COUNCIL WOULD NOT BE A PASSIVE OBSERVER IN THIS IMPORTANT PROCESS, SIR DAVID SAID.

THE COUNCIL HAD A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, HE SAID.

"MORE IMPORTANTLY, ONCE WE HAVE AGREED OUR AIMS AND FUTURE COURSE OF SCHOOL-LEVEL EDUCATION, WE SHALL RELY ON THE THAT MAKE UP THIS COUNCIL TO PUT THEM INTO PRACTICE,

SET THE SCHOOLS

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HE ADDED.

SCHOOL CHILDREN;

"IN THEM

NOTING THAT HONG KONG HAD OVER ONE MILLION NEARLY ONE-FIFTH OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, SIR DAVID SAID: LIES HONG KONG'S FUTURE.

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/THE GOVERNOR