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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1990

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STEPS TO IMPROVE ATTRACTIVENESS OF TEACHING PROFESSION

THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING STEPS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF TEACHER PROFESSION, WASTAGE AND TO RESTORE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE TEACHING

SAID THIS THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR K.Y. YEUNG, (SATURDAY) MORNING.

SPEAKING AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION POINTED OUT THAT THE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR YEUNG

MEASURES ΤΟ IMPROVE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING TWO MAIN SHORT-TERM

AIDED CONDITIONS OF SERVICE GENERALLY FOR TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOLS.

THE FIRST IS TO IMPROVE THE TEACHERS' PAY AND CAREER PROSPECTS, COMMISSION ON HE SAID, ADDING THAT IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STANDING CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ON PAY, STRUCTURE AND MAKE ITS WILL ALL EDUCATION GRADES RELATED

CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

MATTERS

IS MEASURE THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED "ANOTHER SHORT-TERM

SECTOR," MR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AIDED, RATHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT YEUNG SAID.

ΤΟ ACHIEVE COMPLETED WHILE THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE AT PRESENT

TEACHERS WITH GOVERNMENT PARITY OF TREATMENT FOR THE AIDED SCHOOL

DIFFERENCES IN THE TERMS OF TEACHERS BECAUSE OF FUNDAMENTAL EMPLOYMENT, IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE GAP TO BE NARROWED.

"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT

MR YEUNG SAID.

NOW EXPLORING VARIOUS OPTIONS,

"

SECRETARIAT ARE

PACKAGE OF A SIGNIFICANT

IF ALL GOES WELL, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT A MEASURES BY THE END OF THE YEAR THAT WOULD RESULT IN IMPROVEMENT FOR MANY TEACHERS, HE ADDED.

HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT PAY AND RATIONS ARE NOT THE THINGS THAT INSPIRE AN ARMY.

ONLY

AND

"THE TEACHING PROFESSION IS A HIGHLY INTELLIGENT WORKFORCE MUCH MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE JOB SATISFACTION, AND TO PROVIDE CREATIVITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EXERCISE OF PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND

MR YEUNG SAID. IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM,'

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"WE PROPOSE TO INTRODUCE CERTAIN CHANGES IN THIS AREA

HE SAID. MEDIUM TERM, THAT IS TO SAY, OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS,

IN THE

SERVED MR YEUNG NOTED THAT THE PRESENT SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS BEEN

SELECT STUDENTS FOR EXAMINATIONS WHICH BY A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC PROGRESSION FROM ONE KEY STAGE OF EDUCATION TO ANOTHER.

THAT PUPILS ARE

**IN SUCH A SELECTIVE SYSTEM, IT IS NATURAL GRADED BY COMPARING THEIR PERFORMANCE AGAINST THAT OF EACH OTHER. THEY ARE EFFECTIVELY CATEGORISED INTO THOSE WHO HAVE DONE WELL, THOSE PASSED AND THOSE WHO FAILED.

WHO

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