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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1994

EDUCATION HE SAID A REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE MONTH WOULD MAKE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING

NEXT LEARNING.

ALSO ENSURE THAT

COMMISSION LANGUAGE

BILINGUAL

IT WILL

REGARDING PRACTICES EDUCATION ARE BASED ON SOUND EDUCATIONAL AND LINGUISTIC THEORIES.

AN IMPORTANT MR LEUNG SAID HIGHER EDUCATION WOULD ALSO PLAY ROLE AS HONG KONG NEEDED TO REMAIN OPEN TO THE WORLD AND DEVELOP WORLD CLOSER LINKS WITH CHINA IN ORDER TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT, HAVING JUST COMPLETED A MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WAS NOW CONSULTING THE PUBLIC ON A REVIEW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SECTOR.

SUGGESTION

то

AND

INTERNATIONAL

WITH HIGH QUALITY

THE PUBLIC REACTION SO FAR SEEMED TO FAVOUR A INCORPORATE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

THESE

WOULD HAVE LOCAL, REGIONAL CENTRES FUNCTIONS AND WOULD PROVIDE HONG KONG AND CHINA BILINGUAL MANPOWER.

THEY

-

PARTICULARLY

POST-GRADUATE

WOULD RECRUIT STUDENTS STUDENTS

FROM OUTSIDE AS WELL AS INSIDE HONG KONG AND WOULD DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NOT JUST FOR HONG KONG FOR CHINA TOO.

HELP BUT

"THE

SAID.

GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE A DECISION DURING 1995,'

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MR LEUNG

BASIC

то TURNING

THE EDUCATION, HE SAID PRIORITIES AT

PRIMARY LEVEL WERE TO UPGRADE THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TO ENABLE SCHOOLS TO GIVE ATTENTION TO THEIR PUPILS.

GOVERNMENT'S

THE QUALITY MORE INDIVIDUAL

MAIN

OF

REDUCING THE

"WB ARE PROVIDING MORE TEACHERS TO THE SCHOOLS, MAXIMUM SIZE OF CLASSES AND ENCOURAGING TEACHERS TO STUDY FOR A DEGREE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION," HE SAID.

"WE HAVE ALSO EMBARKED ON A MAJOR CURRICULUM REFORM, CALLED THE ATTENTION MORE ON TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM, WHICH AIMS TO FOCUS LEARNING THAN ON TEACHING, HE ADDED.

MEANWHILE, THE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS BEING REFORMED.

"WE

FOR WAYS

PROVIDE

THEM WITH

IS

ARE LOOKING

TO

GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS, IN RETURN FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR SERVICES," HE SAID.

THE EDUCATION COMMISSION HAS JUST COMPLETED A STUDY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE

INCLUDES INNOVATIVE PROCEDURES IN SCHOOL EDUCATION, WHICH IDEAS

ALL SCHOOLS TO FOR ENCOURAGING QUALITY ISSUES.

PAY CONTINUAL ATTENTION ΤΟ

/THE PUBLIC