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FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1992

HAD

SIR DAVID SAID THE COUNCIL COULD TAKE PRIDE IN ALL THAT IT

ON THE HEALTH DONE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY THE YOUNG, HAZARDS OF SMOKING.

HE ALSO CONGRATULATED THE COUNCIL ON PROTECTING

OF SMOKING.

IN EFFECT

ITS ACHIEVEMENTS THE HEALTH OF HONG KONG PEOPLE AGAINST THE HARMFUL

SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1987, THE COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF RECEIVING FLAGCARRIER OF HONG KONG'S ANTI-SMOKING THE ATTENTION LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE.

AS

CAMPAIGN,

"THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN EFFORTS OF ALL CONCERNED, HE SAID.

POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATED

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THE

SIR DAVID

"I KNOW THAT FURTHER INITIATIVES WILL BE FORTHCOMING FROM COUNCIL. 1 CAN ASSURE THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT, SAID.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPH OF SIR DAVID AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE FULI. TEXT OF HIS SPEECH, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WILL LATER TODAY.

BOXED. THE

BE

FAXED

+

FULL CONVERSION TO WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING A LONG TERM GOAL

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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS ACCEPTED THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ORIGINAL PLAN TO INTRODUCE MIXED-MODE SCHOOLING SHOULD BE ABANDONED.

UNDER THE PLAN, PRIMARY 5 AND 6 CLASSES WOULD BE OPERATED WHOLE-DAY WHILE THE REST OF THE SCHOOL REMAIN BI-SESSIONAL.

THE COMMISSION

BE

CONSIDERS THAT MIXED-MODE SCHOOLING WOULD DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT PROPERLY GIVEN THE OPPOSITION OF SOME TEACHERS AND HEADMASTERS DURING PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO.4.

THE

ON THE QUESTION OF WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE EDUCATION COMMISSION HAD CONSIDERED FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF CONVERTING ALL HALF-DAY CLASSES TO WHOLE-DAY OPERATION WITHIN A FIXED TIME FRAME, IN THE CONTEXT OF OTHER COMPETING CLAIMS FOR FUNDS.

"THE

ALL

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COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED THAT, WHILE THE CONVERSION PRIMARY CLASSES TO WHOLE-DAY OPERATION SHOULD REMAIN A GOAL,

NO SPECIFIC TIME FRAME COULD BE SET FOR ITS THIS STAGE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

OF

LONG-TERM

IMPLEMENTATION

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