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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1994

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PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL

SECOND PUBLIC BRIEFING ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

ON

WORKING GROUP THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION

TODAY MRS ANGELA CHEUNG,

(THURSDAY) LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY,

INVITES THE WORKING PARENTS,

AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND EDUCATORS GROUP'S SECOND PUBLIC BRIEFING SESSION ON ITS REPORT.

IN THE CULTURAL

THE SESSION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ACTIVITIES HALL, TUEN MUN TOWN HALL, STARTING AT 7.30 PM.

THE FIRST SESSION WAS HELD ON TUESDAY

13) (SEPTEMBER

IN SHA

TIN.

MRS SHA TIN SESSION WAS STIMULATING AND USEFUL," "THE

CHEUNG

SHOWED

IN

PROPOSALS

SAID.

"THOSE

OUR GREAT INTEREST PRESENT

TO PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT IMPROVE

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. SEVERAL STUDENTS

TEACHING CLARIFICATION ON THE RATIONALES BEHIND THE PROPOSAL TO START ENGLISH FORMALLY AT PRIMARY 4, AND HOW IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.

AS

A

WHOLE,

THEY WERE

IN

SUPPORT

OF

PROFICIENCY

THE IN

"BUT

GENERALLY

RECOMMENDATION,

AIMS TO IMPROVE OUR STUDENTS' WHICH BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE."

EXPLAIN TO THEM

MRS CHEUNG SAID: "WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE PROBLEMS THE WORKING GROUP HAD TRIED TO TACKLE, AND THE PROPOSALS FROM THE PROPOSAL TO MADE IN OUR REPORT. WE POINTED OUT THAT APART START TEACHING ENGLISH AT PRIMARY 4, THE REPORT CONTAINED MANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WE BELIEVE CAN IMPROVE THE LANGUAGE OF OUR CHILDREN.'

DEVELOPMENT

GIVE US THEIR OF COURSE WELCOME то CONSULTATION PERIOD

"WE HOPE MORE PEOPLE WILL COME TOMORROW, AND VIEWS ON THE WORKING GROUP'S REPORT. THEY ARE SEND US THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING BEFORE THE ENDS ON OCTOBER 15.1

PUBLIC

THREE

OTHER

WORKING GROUP MEMBERS WILL JOIN

MRS CHEUNG AT

TOMORROW'S SESSION. THEY ARE:

* PROFESSOR ROSIE YOUNG, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE

COMMISSION;

EDUCATION

A MẸ CHO

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