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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1994

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MAKE

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RIGHT TO CANDIDATES HAVE THE PRESENT, APPLICATIONS. IT IS LOGICAL AND EQUITABLE TO EXTEND THIS RIGHT

WIDELY.

THE BILL IS SCHEDULED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO COUNCIL ON APRIL 20, 1994.

THE LEGISLATIVE

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION GROUPING ASSESSMENT INTRODUCED

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YEAR THROUGH DIVIDED CHINESE OR

STUDENTS ENTERING SECONDARY 1 IN SEPTEMBER THIS SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION (SSPA) SYSTEM WILL BE

THREE GROUPS IN TERMS OF THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN IN

THE INTO ENGLISH.

IN

GROUPING IS BASED ON STUDENTS' INTERNAL EXAMINATION RESULTS

6, WHICH THE SECOND TERM OF PRIMARY 5 AND THE FIRST TERM OF PRIMARY

ACADEMIC APTITUDE ARE SCALED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESULTS OF THE TEST.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W OF WONG, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY) TO ENCOURAGE THE USE MOTHER TONGUE AS THE BEST MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR ABOUT ONE-HALF SECONDARY STUDENTS IN HONG KONG.

"STUDENTS IN THE FIRST GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN IN EITHER CHINESE OR ENGLISH.

OF

EFFECTIVELY

"THOSE IN THE SECOND GROUP WILL LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY THE CHINESE MEDIUM.

THROUGH

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'STUDENTS IN

THROUGH BETTER THE THIRD GROUP WILL LEARN CHINESE MEDIUM BUT WILL PROBABLY ALSO BE ABLE TO LEARN EFFECTIVELY ENGLISH, HE SAID.

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THE

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PARENTS OF PRIMARY 6 STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED LATER THIS MONTH IN WITH INFORMATION ON THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF THEIR CHILDREN, TERMS

ONE OF THE GROUPINGS, SO AS TO HELP SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

OF

PARENTS

THEM

CHOOSE

SUITABLE

MEDIUM OF LIST SHOWING

WILL ALSO RECEIVE A LEAFLET

THE ON INSTRUCTION GROUPING, TOGETHER WITH A SECONDARY SCHOOL THE SCHOOLS' CHOICE OF TEACHING MEDIUM.

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APPROPRIATE

TEACHING

ORDER ΤΟ HELP SCHOOLS CHOOSE THE MEDIUM IN THE 1994/95 SCHOOL YEAR, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALREADY PROVIDED ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE SSPA INFORMATION ON THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF THEIR SECONDARY 1 IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS FROM 1989 TO 1993, MR WONG SAID.

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HAS

WITH

INTAKES

AND

HE ADDED THAT THE GROUPING ASSESSMENT WAS PART OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING IN THE MOTHER TONGUE, THAT A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WAS BEING LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE ITS USE.

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