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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1994

ONLY ONE FORMAL WRITTEN PROPOSAL, FROM A TEAM LED BY MR YU FONG-YING AND MR PK LUI OF THE HONG HONG POLYTECHNIC, WAS RECEIVED.

MR YU IS A UNIVERSITY SENIOR LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHINESE, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION. MR LUI IS A PRINCIPAL LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES.

THE SURVEY WILL COVER MORE THAN 8,000 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYERS. THE SAMPLES WILL BE DRAWN FROM 60 PRIMARY SCHOOLS, 60 SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ALL SEVEN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

AS WELL AS ADMINISTERING MORE THAN 8,000 QUESTIONNAIRES, THE SURVEY TEAM WILL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

THE WORK OF SAMPLE SELECTION AND QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN HAS ALREADY STARTED, AND FIELD WORK WILL BEGIN IN EARLY MARCH, AND CONTINUE THROUGH INTO APRIL.

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE WORKING GROUP BY THE MIDDLE OF MAY, AND MORE DETAILED RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS BY THE END OF JUNE.

"1 AM WRITING TO ALL THE SCHOOLS AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN THE SURVEY, SEEKING THEIR FULL CO-OPERATION IN THIS IMPORTANT EXERCISE," SAID MS CHEUNG.

"WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE то THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO KNOW HOW DIFFICULT AND FRUSTRATING IT CAN BE FOR STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE THOSE SKILLS, IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT OF SUPPORT AND STIMULATION.

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KIND

"THE WORKING GROUP IS LOOKING FOR PRACTICABLE WAYS TO MAXIMISE SUPPORTING FACTORS, AND MINIMISE THE FRUSTRATIONS INVOLVED IN ACQUIRING, OR HELPING STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE, GOOD LANGUAGE SKILLS.

"THIS SURVEY WILL BE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE WORKING GROUP.

"THE SURVEY FINDINGS KILL ALSO BE A USEFUL REFERENCE FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS STUDYING PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE IN HONG KONG, SHE ADDED.

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LAST FORUM ON ARTS DEVELOPMENT

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THE FINAL IN A SERIES OF FIVE PUBLIC FORUMS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WORKING GROUP WILL

BE HELD ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 19) FROM 9 AM UNTIL NOON AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBER, 3 EDINBURGH PLACE, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

THIS FORUM WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE ARTS;

REPRESENTATION OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY ON THE HONG KONG ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL;

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