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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1994

WINNERS

WITH OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE A STUDENT FROM AWARD WONG SHIU CHI SECONDARY SCHOOL WHO HAS WON BOTH A BEST DRAWING AND A BEST WRITING AWARD, AND FIVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN "BEST READER OF THE SCHOOL" FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

THE READING SCHEME, WHICH BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION IN SECONDARY ONE CLASSES IN 19 SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER 1991, NOW INCLUDED 79 SCHOOLS AND A TOTAL OF 35,000 STUDENTS IN SECONDARY ONE, TWO AND THREE.

THIS

WITH THE

IN INCLUSION OF ANOTHER 30 SCHOOLS

SEPTEMBER

HONG KONG YEAR, A QUARTER OF THE PUBLIC-SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN

FOR WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME. PREPARATION WORK IS IN HAND THE SCHEME TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER PRIMARY SCHOOLS AS WELL IN 1995.

MRS YU SAID THE SCHEME WAS ABLE TO HELP MANY STUDENTS DEVELOP A READING HABIT BECAUSE IT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE CURRICULUM.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE SCHOOLS WITH RESOURCE

SO IN

LEVELS PACKAGES

THAT THE FORM OF BOOKBOXES AT EIGHT READING STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE BOOKS THAT SUIT THEIR OWN READING LEVELS AND INTEREST.

THE STUDENTS ARE ALSO GIVEN TIME TO READ IN CLASS AND THE BOOKS WITH THEIR TEACHERS.

DISCUSS

ΤΟ DEVELOP MRS YU SAID.

"WITH SUCH STRONG SUPPORT, MANY STUDENTS ARE ABLE CONFIDENCE AND INTEREST IN READING ENGLISH BOOKS,

"IN ADDITION, THE SCHEME HAS VASTLY INCREASED THE STUDENTS' WITH THE EXPOSURE TO ENGLISH AND HELPED THEM TO BECOME MORE AT HOME LANGUAGE."

MRS DANNIE LANGUAGE IN

PRIZES WERE SPONSORED BY THE ZONTA CLUB OF HONG KONG EAST. THEY WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS BY ITS VICE-PRESIDENT, HONG

AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, MR JOHN HARRIS.

CHOY,

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

INVITED

ARE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

TO COVER THE PRIZE- SCHEME IN PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG EXTENSIVE READING

OF SACRED ENGLISH AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE SCHOOL HALL HEART CANOSSIAN SCHOOL (PRIMARY SECTION), 26 CAINE ROAD, HONG KONG.

OF

THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S INSTITUTE LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, MR JOHN HARRIS, AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF ZONTA

WILL OFFICIATE AT CLUB OF HONG KONG EAST, MRS DANNIF HONG CHOY, CEREMONY.

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