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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1991

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"IT ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT WAYS SHOULD BE EXPLORED IN WHICH A BRIDGING COURSE MIGHT BE PROVIDED AT THE END OF SECONDARY 3, FOR THOSE STUDENTS IN THE CHINESE STREAM WHO ARE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE ENGLISH STREAM.

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HE SAID A MAJOR RECOMMENDATION OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION WAS THE SETTING UP OF A CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE TO UNDERTAKE CURRICULUM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, ON THE ONE HAND. AND THE RE- CONSTITUTION OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

INCLUDE EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES AND PARENTS, ON THE OTHER.

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MORE INNOVATIVE AND

"THIS SHOULD LEAD TO AN IMPROVED, RELEVANT CURRICULUM IN OUR SCHOOLS TO MEET THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

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"BUSINESSMEN WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION

TO WHAT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.'

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REGARDING THE SHORT TERM MEASURES, MR YEUNG SAID THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT AN APPROPRIATE GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE BE PROVIDED, POSSIBLY DURING SUMMER AFTER STUDENTS HAD LEFT SCHOOL BUT BEFORE THEY ENTERED THE WORKPLACE.

"WE

ARE AT PRESENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BRITISH COUNCIL OVER THE MEANS OF PROVIDING SUCH COURSES.

"THE COUNCIL IS WORKING TOWARDS RUNNING A PILOT SCHEME THIS: SUMMER, WITH THE INTENTION OF STARTING IN EARNEST IN THE SUMMER OF 1992.

"THE COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROPRIATE VOCATIONAL ENGLISH COURSES DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC TYPES OF OCCUPATIONS AND BE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS FROM CHINESE-MEDIUM AND ENGLISH-MEDIUM BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE ABOUT TO TAKE UP OR WHO HAVE ALREADY TAKEN UP EMPLOYMENT, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR EDUCATION AT SECONDARY 5 OR SECONDARY 7," MR YEUNG SAID.

IN ORDER ΤΟ GET THE BALL ROLLING ON BOTH OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, MR YEUNG HAVE ALREADY MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THEY HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ON THE NEED FOR THE EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING PARTY ON VOCATIONAL ENGLISH.

THE WORKING PARTY WILL BE ASKED TO IDENTIFY INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS, AND TO TRANSLATE THESE REQUIREMENTS INTO EXPECTED STANDARDS, CURRICULUM, AND APPROPRIATE TRAINING ACTIVITIES

AND MATERIALS.

IT WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO IDENTIFY THE QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.

ORGANISATION(9)

MOST

PARTY WILL

HAVE

THE COMPOSITION OF THE WORKING REPRESENTATIVES FROM A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

"IF ALL GOES WELL I EXPECT THE WORKING PARTY TO DELIVER FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN A YEAR, MR YEUNG SAID.

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