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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1992

CONSULTATION ON CURRICULUM GUIDES

SO

SAID KWOK-WING,

MR ANDREW

(MONDAY)

VERY WOULD

THAT A

SOON BE

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,

AT A PRESS SESSION TODAY GUIDE FOR EACH LEVEL OF EDUCATION CURRICULUM RELEASED TO SCHOOLS FOR CONSULTATION.

THROUGH

HAS

A UNDERTAKEN

WIDE

ITS CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES

COUNCIL SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, THE RANGE OF TASKS AND ACTIVITIES AND SUBJECT COMMITTEES.

ONE OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES

HAS BEEN

CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR EACH LEVEL OF EDUCATION SECONDARY 1 TO 5 AND THE SIXTH FORM.

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THE PREPARATION OF A

KINDERGARTEN,

PRIMARY,

CURRICULUM

GUIDES,

THE

AT ALL LEVELS

IN THE PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES HAVE REVIEWED THE CURRICULUM OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

"THE CURRICULUM GUIDES SET OUT THE COUNCIL'S VIEWS ON THE AIMS OF CURRICULA, HE SAID.

T

A

THE COUNCIL, HE ADDED, HOPED THAT THESE GUIDES WOULD PROVIDE GENERALLY DESIRABLE DIRECTION FOR THE

DETAILED PREPARATION OF

TO DESIGN SYLLABUSES AND TEACHING GUIDES AND WOULD ALSO HELP SCHOOLS CURRICULA SUITED TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

FOR SPECIAL

BEING

AS

"FURTHER CURRICULUM GUIDES

ARE EDUCATION PREPARED AND WILL BE PRESENTED TO SCHOOLS FOR CONSULTATION AS SOON THEY ARE READY, MR SO SAID.

PUBLISHED A NOTING THAT THE EDUCATION COMMISSION HAD RECENTLY

FIND STATEMENT OF AIMS FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION, MR SO SAID SCHOOLS WOULD

BROAD SET IT VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE NOT ONLY A

AIMS OF OVERALL

FOR CURRICULUM AND ITS EDUCATION, BUT ALSO A MORE DETAILED GUIDE TO THE AIMS.

STATEMENT THE COMMISSION'S

AND THE COUNCIL'S GUIDES SERVE DIFFERENT, BUT COMPLEMENTARY, PURPOSES, HE ADDED.

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12 OFFICIALS TO SPEAK IN RESUMED DEBATE

* *

POLICY

TWELVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL SPEAK IN THE

IN

LEGISLATIVE THE ADDRESS ON THE GOVERNOR'S WEDNESDAY.

RESUMED DEBATE

COUNCIL

ON

THEY WILL REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY OTHER MEMBERS LAST WEEK VARIOUS AREAS OF THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.

ON

MEANWHILE, MEMBERS

CONSIDER TWO

BILLS.

THEY

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY)

INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

ASK A WILL

ARE GAMBLING

(AMENDMENT)

TOTAL OF

(AMENDMENT)

BILL

1992.

17 QUESTIONS BILL 1992

BOTH WILL BK

AND

AND

/IN ADDITION

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