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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1992

CONSULTATION ON EDUCATION AIMS DUE TO END * * * * *

THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THEY HAVE 10 MORE TO SUBMIT THEIR VIEWS ON THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S DRAFT STATEMENT OF AIMS FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

DAYS

THE CONSULTATION PAPER, WHICH ARISES FROM A PROPOSAL IN THE COMMISSION'S FOURTH REPORT THAT THE BASIC AIMS OF EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD BE LAID DOWN AND KEPT UNDER REVIEW, WAS ISSUED ON

OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.

DRAFT

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMISSION SAID THE THE COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS. AND TO AGREEMENT ON, THE AIMS OF SCHOOL EDUCATION.

STATEMENT GAVE REACH BROAD

IT ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATORS WITH A USEFUL FRAMEWORK PLANNING, CONDUCTING AND EVALUATING THEIR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

FOR

"BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH CONSULTATION EXERCISE, WE EXPECT A RUSH OF SUBMISSIONS TOWARDS THE END OF THE CONSULTATION PERIOD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"WE HOPE EDUCATORS AND INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WILL LET US HAVE THEIR VIEWS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

"ONCE ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ANALYSED. THE COMMISSION WILL REVISE THE DOCUMENT WHERE NECESSARY.

"THE GOVERNMENT WILL THEN CONSIDER ADOPTING THE STATEMENT AS

A FORMAL POLICY DOCUMENT, HE ADDED.

SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SENT BEFORE END OF THIS MONTH то THE SECRETARY OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, C/O EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, OR BY FAX: 868 5916.

LOW CRIME RATE IN SAT KUNG

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SAI KUNG IS A NICE LIVING PLACE WITH A LOW CRIME RATE AND A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT, A FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE MEMBER. MR JUSTEIN WONG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY),

CARNIVAL IN

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A FIGHT CRIME TANG SIU KIN SPORTS GROUND IN SAI KUNG, MR WONG SAID THE OVERALL CRIME RATE OF THE DISTRICT IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR HAD DROPPED 17.2 PER CENT, WHEN COMPARED WITH THE 1991 FIGURE.

ROBBERY CASES WERE DOWN 64.9 PER CENT WHILE 16.8 PER CENT.

BURGLARY DROPPED

/MR WONG