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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1994

* TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO EXERCISE DISCRETION OVER THE CHOICE OF AN

APPROPRIATE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION; AND

* TO URGE SCHOOLS TO ADOPT A SINGLE MEDIUM

AVOID USING MIXED CODE IN TEACHING.

APPROACH AND TO

THE EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL

DEPARTMENT EDUCATION REPORTS

"IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT MOTHER TONGUE LEARNING. THE ENCOURAGES CONSULTANCY PANEL IN 1982, TOGETHER WITH EDUCATION COMMISSION 1, 2 AND 4, HAVE ALL AFFIRMED THAT MOTHER TONGUE IS THE BEST AND LEARNING MEDIUM.

TEACHING

"WE ARE NOW PROVIDING PARENTS WITH MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR THEIR CHILDREN," HE SAID.

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A NEW REGIMENT FOR BRITISH FORCES HONG KONG

A NEW REGIMENT WITHIN BRITISH FORCES HONG KONG WILL TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

BE FORMED

REGIMENT, ROYAL

THE NEW UNIT, THE HONG KONG LOGISTIC SUPPORT LOGISTIC CORPS, CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 500 OFFICERS, MEN AND WOMEN.

AS A RESULT OF THE DRAWDOWN IT IS FORMED

CONCENTRATE LEVELS IN THE TERRITORY AND THE NEED TO LOGISTIC EXPERTISE UNDER A SINGLE COMMAND STRUCTURE.

OF

BRITISH FORCE THE REMAINING

COMMANDED BY

THE HONG KONG LOGISTIC SUPPORT REGIMENT WILL BE LIEUTENANT COLONEL NIGEL LLOYD OF THE ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS.

IT WILL CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF SUB UNITS, INCLUDING A TRANSPORT SQUADRON, A SUPPLY SQUADRON, A FOOD SUPPLY TROOP, A POSTAL AND COURIER WELL AS A HEADQUARTER TROOP,

SERVICES UNIT, AS AN ACCOMMODATION SQUADRON, WHICH WILL BE BASED AT OSBORNE BARRACKS, KOWLOON.

THE REGIMENT WILL ALSO HAVE DETACHMENTS IN THE NEW AND ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

TERRITORIES

IT

IS

PLANNED

STRUCTURE AND ROLE UNTIL

THE NEW UNIT THAT

1997.

WILL

RETAIN

ITS

PRESENT

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