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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1993

"HAVING CONSIDERED THE FINDINGS OF THE OVERALL REVIEW AND THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY VARIOUS PEOPLE ON THIS SUBJECT, I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT TTRA IS À MAJOR AND LONG-TERM CURRICULUM REFORM REQUIRING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES AND THE COMMITMENT AND CO-OPERATION OF ALL PARTIES CONCERNED.

"THUS ALL THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND PREPARATORY WORK SHOULD BE COMPLETED FIRST, AND ALL THE KEY ISSUES ADDRESSED, BEFORE THE TTRA SCHEME IS IMPLEMENTED.

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"I HAVE DECIDED, THEREFORE, THAT IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD BE DEFERRED HE ADDED. "THE TTRA SCHEME WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED PRIMARY 4 FROM MAY 1993.

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MR WONG FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT "IN ORDER TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION IN TEACHING AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, IN FUTURE TTRA WILL ONLY BE INTRODUCED FROM THE BEGINNING OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

EXPLAINING THE FINDINGS OF THE OVERALL REVIEW, MR WONG SAID: "THERE IS WIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CONCEPT AND SPIRIT OF TTRA. THE NEW APPROACH IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED BY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS AS A FOREWORD-LOOKING EDUCATIONAL REFORM WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HONG KONG. *T

"IT WILL BRING ABOUT IMPROVED CO-ORDINATION AMONG SUBJECT TEACHERS, A MORE LIVELY CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE AND A HIGHER LEVEL OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION."

IN THE MEANTIME, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE ΤΟ PREPARE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TTRA SCHEME. BASIC DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS (SUCH AS LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT TASKS FOR USB BY TEACHERS) WILL BE PRODUCED, TRIED OUT AND REVISED. TEACHER TRAINING WILL BE INTENSIFIED. PUBLICITY WORK WILL BE STEPPED UP.

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"MEANWHILE SCHOOLS MAY TRY OUT TTRA IN SOME CLASSES ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, MR WONG SAID. "THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.

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TEXTILES TRADER REGISTRATION SCHEME ANNOUNCED

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WILL INTRODUCE A TEXTILES TRADER REGISTRATION SCHEME (TTRS) TO SUPPLEMENT CERTAIN EXISTING TEXTILES LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS AND TO REPLACE THE CURRENT TRANSHIPMENT CARGO EXEMPTION SCHEME (TCES) IN RESPECT OF TEXTILES.

ACCORDING TO THE AMENDED SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS UNDER THE IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY), TEXTILES TRADERS REGISTERED UNDER THE TTRS WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM TEXTILES LICENSING REQUIREMENTS IN RESPECT OF ALL IMPORTS, RE-EXPORTS AND DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO NON-RESTRAINED MARKETS WITH EFFECT FROM JULY 1 THIS YEAR.

"THE TTRS