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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990

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"THESE INCLUDE A SLIGHT BUT JUSTIFIABLE LOWERING OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS, AND PERSUADING SCHOOLS TO ALL AVAILABLE SECONDARY 6 PLACES, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO SECONDARY 5 STUDENTS," MR YEUNG SAID.

THEIR

THAT

REGARDS

OUT THE SECOND POINT, MR YEUNG POINTED AS SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM HAD RECENTLY BEEN REFORMED ON THE ADVICE OF EDUCATION COMMISSION,

ENTRY

FILL

OWN

THE

THE

"THE NEW A-LEVEL AND AS-LEVEL SYSTEM HAS BEEN FULLY ACCEPTED BY THE THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS. WE SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONFIDENT THAT

WILL NEW SYSTEM

PRODUCE SCHOOL LEAVERS WHO

ONLY ARE NOT

MORE EDUCATED, ADEQUATELY PREPARED FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION BUT ALSO BETTER HE SAID.

MR

11

DEGREE BY THE

FIRST YEUNG SAID THAT OVER TIME, AS THE NUMBER OF PLACES

HE ENVISAGED THAT INCREASING USE WOULD BE MADE GREW, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF CREDIT UNIT SYSTEMS, NOT ONLY FOR DETERMINING INITIAL ENTRY INTO TERTIARY EDUCATION BUT ALSO TO FACILITATE BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS.

TRANSFER

"ALTHOUGH THE BENEFITS OF A CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM ARE MANY, THIS FEATURE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION MUST BE GIVEN TIME TO DEVELOP WE MUST AVOID PUSHING IT TOO FAR TOO FAST, HE SAID.

AND

HOWEVER,

IN MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS INTEREST

THE

SUBJECT.

"THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION RECENTLY FIRST HOSTED A SEMINAR AT WHICH THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS HAVE HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IDEAS, PRACTICALITIES AND MODALITIES," HE SAID.

MEMBERS ON COMMENTING ON REMARKS BY SOME LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

THE ANSWERS THE BASIC EDUCATION PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS, MR YEUNG SAID WOULD BE FOUND IN THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION (BCR4) WHICH WOULD BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON NOVEMBER 22.

"THE

CURRICULUM,

CORE REPORT CONTAINS A REVIEW OF THE COMMON DEALS WITH RELATED CURRICULAR ISSUES, ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AT BOTH ENDS OF THE ABILITY RANGE, LOOKS AT THE NEED FOR COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS, TRIES TO RESOLVE THE LONG-STANDING ISSUE

WHOLE LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, AND PLANS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF SCHOOLING AT SENIOR PRIMARY LEVEL, HE SAID.

H

OF

DAY

YEAR

MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE COMMISSION HAD SPENT OVER A

BASY RESOLUTION, DEBATING THESE ISSUES, NONE OF WHICH LED ITSELF TO AND DURING THE LATTER PART OF ITS DELIBERATIONS IT MET SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK.

MEMBERS WHO THANKED THOSE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MR YEUNG WORKED ON ECR4 FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT THEY HAD SPENT ON IT, AND TRIBUTE TO MRS RITA FAN FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND PATIENCE IN MANY OF LIVELY DEBATE.

HAD

PAID

HOURS

HE SAID THE COMMISSION WAS NOT TAKING A BREAK, THOUGH THIS MIGHT BE.

WELL DESERVED

/"PRELIMINARY WORK