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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1994

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WOULD YOU COMMENT ON MR LU PING'S REMARKS ON THE STATUS QUESTION: HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT? (TRANSLATION)

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CHIEF SECRETARY: THE QUESTION OF WHO IS A PERMANENT HONG KONG RESIDENT AND WHO HAS A RESIDENT STATUS IS A MATTER THAT WE HAVE RAISED WITH WE THE CHINESE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THROUGH THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. HAD A SERIES OF INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS. THESE DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN VERY USEFUL AND ARE CONTINUING AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WOULD ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE VERY SOON. I

CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF MR LU PING HAS A VERY KONG PEOPLE, AND HE REALISES CONCERN то HONG KONG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY ADVERSELY AFFECTED AND I AM SURE THAT LIKE US, VERY ANXIOUS TO REACH AN EARLY AGREEMENT WITH THANK YOU.

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CHIEF SECRETARY VISITS TWO SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION DEPT

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CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (THURSDAY) CLOSE LOOK AT LIFE IN A GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL AND AN AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOL.

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HER VISIT TO ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE AT KENNEDY ROAD, THE HENNESSY GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN WAN IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FAMILIARISATION TOURS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND FACILITIES SINCE SHE TOOK UP OFFICE AS CHIEF SECRETARY

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ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W MRS CHAN WAS MET ON ARRIVAL AT ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, WHICH HISTORY OF MORE THAN 120 YEARS, BY ITS PRINCIPAL, THE REV BRO FAVIER.

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DURING THE TOUR, SHE OBSERVED A WIDE VARIETY OF CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A SECONDARY TWO MUSIC LESSON AND SECONDARY SIX COMPUTER STUDIES, FOLLOWED BY A GENERAL DISCUSSION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, STAFF AND THE STUDENTS' UNION,

ON THE VISIT TO THE CO-EDUCATIONAL HENNESSY ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, MRS CHAN WAS TOLD THAT THE BI-SESSIONAL SCHOOL PLACED MUCH EMPHASIS ON MORAL. AND CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH ENCOURAGING STUDENTS

PARTICIPATE IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS DRAMA, MUSIC AND ART COMPETITIONS.

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MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTORATE WELCOMED CHAN WHEN SHE ENDED THE DAY'S TOUR AT ITS HEADQUARTERS IN WU CHUNG HOUSE, WAN CHAT. MR WONG BRIEFED HER ON THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION ON MAJOR ISSUES.

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