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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1991

HE RECALLED THAT IN 1989 AND 1990, THE BOARD GAVE ADVICE ON FEWER THAN 31 ITEMS OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.

NO

COMMUNITY WOULD BB EVEN

LOOKING AHEAD, MR CHEN BELIEVED OUR BETTER EQUIPPED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES IN THE 90'S.

ELECTION LATER THIS BY A POTENTIAL PROFESSIONAL, AN INCREASED

HE NOTED THAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

ELECTED YEAR,

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BE DIRECTLY CANDIDATES WOULD ELECTORATE OF 1.8 MILLION VOTERS AND THAT MOST OF THE BUSINESS AND OTHER SECTORS WOULD BE REPRESENTED THROUGH NUMBER OF FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, TAKING UP A TOTAL OF 21 SEATS.

"THIS LATEST

DEVELOPMENT

IN

WILL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

WIDER CERTAINLY RESULT IN THE GOVERNMENT BEING ABLE TO RELY ON A MUCH

то HONG KONG AND LABOUR COMMUNITY VIEW ON ALL MATTERS OF CONCERN ISSUES ARE NO EXCEPTION," HE ADDED.

MANNER

WHICH INTERNATIONAL

TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE

WITH IS COMMENSURATE

HONG MR POSITION,

"I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE OUR LABOUR STANDARDS IN A KONG'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CHEN SAID.

COMPETITIVE

0

ILE ENROLS 1,500-PLUS TEACHERS A YEAR FOR RETRAINING

THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION (ILE) ENROLS MORE THAN 1,500 NON-GRADUATE AND GRADUATE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

A YEAR IN ITS FULL-TIME, IN-SERVICE RETRAINING COURSES, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW PREMISES FOR THE INSTITUTE IN HOSPITAL ROAD, MID-LEVELS, MR LI SAID 199 TEACHERS ATTENDED THE FIRST COURSES WHEN IT BEGAN OPERATION IN SEPTEMBER 1982 IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN YAU MA TEI, KOWLOON.

IN THESE NEW PREMISES, HE SAID, THE ILE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHING FORCE AS IT PROVIDED RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIALIST TEACHERS OP ENGLISH AND CHINESE, INCLUDING PUTONGHUA.

FOR TEACHERS AND A START HAS, PART-TIME COURSE

WHO

OF

IN

IT MUST ALSO OFFER INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES USE THESE LANGUAGES AS MEDIA OF INSTRUCTION COURSE, BEEN MADE WITH ITS CHINESE DIVISION'S CHINESE COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS," MR LI SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE TRAINING OF A UNDERTAKING AND ONE THAT SHOULD BE SEEN OCCUPYING THE FULL SPAN OF PROFESSIONAL LIFE.

TEACHER WAS A COMPLEX

AS

COMPLEX PROCESS

A

/BUILDING ON