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MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1994

OF

COMMISSION DISCUSSES EDUCATION MATTERS

THE EDUCATION COMMISSION MET TODAY (MONDAY) TO DISCUSS A RANGE ISSUES,

INCLUDING PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION, FINDINGS FROM THE COMMISSION'S OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR IN JUNE, AND THE CONSULTATION ON THE REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.

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"ON PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION, WE NOTED THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS DECIDED TO RETAIN ITS WORKING GROUP ON KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION, SAID PROFESSOR ROSIE YOUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION.

"WE WELCOMED THIS. WE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON POSSIBLE SCOPE OF A COMMISSION STUDY OF PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION. ASKED FOR DETAILED REPORT ON THE PRESENT SITUATION FOR THE MEETING. WE AGREED THAT ANY COMMISSION STUDY WOULD NEED TO DUPLICATING ISSUES WHICH WOULD BETTER BE TACKLED BY THE

SAID.

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MEMBERS ALSO NOTED TWO INFORMATION PAPERS RELATING то COMMISSION'S OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR TO HOLLAND AND BELGIUM IN JUNE.

"MEMBERS SHOWED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN THE FINDINGS ON THE LEARNING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE NETHERLANDS AND FLANDERS

(BELGIUM).

SITUATION

"ALTHOUGH THE LANGUAGE

IN THESE COUNTRIES IS DIFFERENT FROM HONG KONG, THESE COUNTRIES' EXPERIENCES IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE 10 OR ABOVE PROVIDE SOME USEFUL POINTERS FOR US WHEN WE CONSIDER THE REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LATER IN THE YEAR, SHE SAID.

PROFESSOR YOUNG SAID: "MEMBERS WERE ALSO INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF THE CONSULTATION OF THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REPORT.

THE REPORT HAS ATTRACTED CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC AND MEDIA ATTENTION ON ITS RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE WIDE RANGE OF LANGUAGE ISSUES FACING HONG KONG. SUCH ACTIVE PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS WILL CERTAINLY HELP US FORMULATE OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

"WE ALSO NOTED THAT THE WORKING GROUP WILL ORGANISE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC BRIEFING SESSIONS IN THE SECOND HALF OF SEPTEMBER. THIS WILL ENABLE THE WORKING GROUP TO HAVE A DIRECT DIALOGUE WITH PARENT'S AND OTHERS CONCERNED ON THE WORKING GROUP PROPOSALS, SHE ADDED.

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SECONDARY 6 CENTRAL ALLOCATION RESULTS OUT TOMORROW

CURRENT YEAR HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (HKCEE) STUDENTS WHO APPLIED FOR SECONDARY 6 CENTRAL ALLOCATION ARE REMINDED TO GO TO THE FIVE REGISTRATION CENTRES TOMORROW (TUESDAY) ΤΟ SEE IF THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE SUCCESSFUL AND ACCEPTED BY ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THEY HAVE APPLIED.

FOR

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE RESULTS WOULD BE DISPLAYED AT THE SAME CENTRE WHERE STUDENTS HAVE APPLIED CENTRAL ALLOCATION FROM 9 AM TOMORROW.

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