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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1994

OTHER MEMBERS

OF THE

THE

DELEGATION ARE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSION AND SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG; CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION'S WORKING GROUP ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, MRS ANGELA CHEUNG; CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION'S WORKING GROUP ON EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, DR CHENG KAI-MING; MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION DR ALEX FUNG AND MS SANSAN CHING, AND THE COMMISSION'S SECRETARY AND PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR CHRIS GODWIN.

"THE COMMISSION IS CURRENTLY STUDYING LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SCHOOL FUNDING," SAID PROFESSOR YOUNG.

"THIS TRIP SHOULD GIVE US MANY USEFUL INSIGHTS AS WE DEVELOP POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT LATER THIS YEAR."

"THE REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY WILL BE PUBLISHED NEXT MONTH FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION," MRS ANGELA CHEUNG SAID.

"FIRST-HAND VISITS TO SEE WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES ARE ACHIEVING IN THE AREA OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION SHOULD PROVIDE USEFUL REFERENCES FOR THE COMMISSION WHEN IT CONSIDERS PUBLIC RESPONSES TO THE WORKING GROUP'S REPORT," SHE SAID.

TO EXCHANGING

DR CHENG KAI-MING SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD

VIEWS WITH THE DUTCH AND BELGIAN EDUCATION AUTHORITIES ABOUT SCHOOL QUALITY ISSUES.

"I SHALL REPORT BACK TO MY WORKING GROUP, SO THAT WE CAN CONSIDER WHAT USEFUL POINTS CAN BE INCLUDED IN OUR REPORT, WHICH WE HOPE TO PUBLISH IN SEPTEMBER, HE SAID.

PROFESSOR YOUNG, WHO ALSO CHAIRS THE WORKING GROUP ON SCHOOL FUNDING, NOTED THAT HOLLAND WAS INTRODUCING CHANGES TO ITS SCHOOL FUNDING PROCEDURES TO GIVE SCHOOLS MORE FLEXIBILITY.

"IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO TALK ΤΟ SCHOOLS AND MINISTRY PERSONNEL ABOUT THE PROCESS OF CHANGE, SHE SAID. "WE EXPECT то PUBLISH OUR REPORT ON SCHOOL FUNDING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR."

THE DELEGATION WILL SPEND TWO DAYS IN HOLLAND, DISCUSSING ISSUES WITH SENIOR STAFF AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AND VISITING SCHOOLS, AND WILL THEN TRAVEL TO BRUSSELS.

THE THREE-DAY PROGRAMME IN BELGIUM INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFICIALS OF THE FLEMISH-SPEAKING AND FRENCH-SPEAKING EDUCATION MINISTRIES, VISITS TO SCHOOLS, AND A VISIT то A COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING PROJECT IN ANTWERP.

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