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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1994

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WELCOMED THE EFFORT MADE BY THE WORKING GROUP TO RAISE STUDENTS' LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND, GENERALLY SUPPORTED

WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE PROPOSAL THAT SOME SCHOOLS SHOULD OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE CURRICULUM WHEN ENGLISH WOULD BE TAUGHT FORMALLY FROM P4, SAID MRS CHEUNG.

MRS CHEUNG NOTED THAT ABOUT 40 PEOPLE TURNED UP FOR THE TUEN MUN SESSION, WHERE THE DISCUSSION WAS VERY LIVELY. "WK EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH THE PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING SOME PRIMARY STUDENTS, ON ISSUES WHICH AFFECT STUDENTS' LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.

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ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE SESSION SHEUNG WAN, MRS CHEUNG SAID. "THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND CAN SEND THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING BEFORE THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PERIOD ENDS OCTOBER 15".

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TWO OTHER WORKING GROUP MEMBERS WILL JOIN MRS CHEUNG AT TOMORROW'S SESSION. THEY ARE MR CHEUNG CHI-HUNG, PRINCIPAL OF CHOI WAN ST JOSEPH PRIMARY SCHOOL AND DR TSE SHEK-KAM, SENIOR LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM STUDIES, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

THE LAST PUBLIC BRIEFING SESSION WILL BE HELD NEXT WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 28) FROM 7.30 PM TO 9.30 PM IN THE SCHOOL HALL OF QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, 152 SAI YEE STREET, MONG KOK.

COPIES OF THE WORKING GROUP REPORT AND A LEAFLET SETTING OUT THE CONTENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICES AND THE EDUCATION COMMISSION SECRETARIAT AT: EDUCATION COMMISSION SECRETARIAT, NINTH FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), ICE HOUSE STREET, CENTRAL.

FOR ENQUIRY, PLEASE CALL 810 3031 OR FAX 537 4591.

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MTR SOUVENIR TICKETS FOR COMMUNITY CHEST FUNDS

MRS PATTEN HIGHLY PRAISED THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (MTRC) FOR ITS ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY CHEST.

SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE MTRC 15TH ANNIVERSARY SOUVENIR TICKET TODAY (THURSDAY), MRS PATTEN WAS DELIGHTED THAT MTRC MARKED ITS ANNIVERSARY BY ISSUING A SPECIAL SOUVENIR TICKET TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY CHEST.

**THESE ARE EARLY DAYS IN THE CHEST'S 1994/95 FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN. WE ARE CHASING A DAUNTING TARGET OF $178 MILLION, SO EVERY DOLLAR RAISED FROM THE SOUVENIR TICKETS WILL BE VERY GRATEFULLY RECEIVED, MRS PATTEN SAID.

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MRS PATTEN ALSO CALLED FOR EVERYONE IN PASSENGERS TO BUY THE SOUVENIR TICKETS TO SHOW THEIR CARE FOR THE PEOPLE IN NEED. A TOTAL OF 200,000 SOUVENIR TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE.

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