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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1992

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REGISTRATION OF DEPOSIT-TAKING CO REVOKED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKING ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT REGISTRATION OF UT FINANCE LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY BEEN REVOKED AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON OCTOBER 16, 1992 AT ITS REQUEST UNDER SECTION 31 (2) OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE.

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HAS OWN

HOME SCHOOL CO-OPERATION SOUGHT

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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE PROMOTED THROUGH A COMMITTEE ON HOME-SCHOOL CO-OPERATION WHICH WILL BE SET UP EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

MR WONG TOLD PARENTS ATTENDING THE JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF LUNG KONG WORLD FEDERATION SCHOOLS THAT COMMUNICATION AND CO-OPERATION AMONG SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS WERE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN THE GOVERNMENT'S PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION.

"THE FIRST POLICY SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR SHOWS THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND THE STANDARD OF TEACHER TRAINING, HE SAID.

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THE ANNOUNCED PACKAGE OF IMPROVEMENT FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, HE SAID, INCLUDED MORE TEACHERS, REDUCTION OF CLASS SIZE TO 35 PUPILS, AND WHOLE-DAY OPERATION IN NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

IN FOUR YEARS' TIME, MR WONG SAID, THE STUDENT-TEACHER WOULD BE REDUCED FROM 27 TO 24 IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AND FROM 22 IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

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THESE MEASURES WOULD REDUCE THE WORKLOAD OF TEACHERS WHO WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO DEVOTE GREATER ATTENTION TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AND CO-OPERATION WITH PARENTS, HE ADDED.

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