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TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1994

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UPGRADING QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, TODAY (TUESDAY) SAID THE HANDOVER OF THE FOUR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION TO THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION WOULD LEAD TO THE UPGRADING OF THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION,

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IS TAKE CONSOLATION, HOWEVER, IN THE FACT THAT THIS CHANGE MEANT FOR THE OVERALL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT THIS SHIFT OF RESPONSIBILITY WILL LEAD TO THE UPGRADING OF THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT TERTIARY INSTITUTION," HE SAID.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF GRANTHAM,

EDUCATION NORTHCOTE AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGES OF

AND THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGES.

MR WONG THANKED THE PRINCIPALS AND STAFF OF THE COLLEGES OF TRAINING YOUNG EDUCATION WHO WERE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MEN AND WOMEN TO BECOME QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN THE PAST 55 YEARS.

"ALL OF YOU HAVE FULFILLED THAT TASKS ADMIRABLY WITH DISTINCTION. AS THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND ON BEHALF OF

AND GOVERNMENT, I THANK YOU MOST SINCERELY FOR YOUR DEDICATION WORK.

"I FEEL SAD TO HAND OVER MY TRADITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TEACHER EDUCATION, TOGETHER WITH THE FOUR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, TO THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE EDUCATION IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR," MR WONG SAID.

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EXECUTIVE MEMBER AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TEACHER EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS, PROFESSOR FELICE LIEH MAK,

TO OFFICIATE INVITED

AT THE CEREMONY AND PRESENT PRIZES TO THE

GRADUATES.

THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF 1,271 STUDENTS GRADUATED IN THE TWO- AND THREE-YEAR TEACHER TRAINING COURSES IN THE FOUR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.

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CHIEF SECRETARY TO PRESENT OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS AWARDS

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON HONG KONG OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS AWARD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

CHAN,

WILL OFFICIATE 1993/94 PRESENTATION

AT THE CEREMONY

ALSO ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF

S W WONG, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE MR DOMINIC

MING PAO CORPORATION LIMITED, MR YU PUN-HOI.

EDUCATION, ENTERPRISE

MORE THAN 160 NOMINATIONS FOR THE AWARDS HAVE BEEN OUT OF WHICH 19 WINNERS WERE SELECTED.

RECEIVED,

/THE AWARD