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MR PRESIDENT,

(A)

(B)

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994

TO 7

THE CHINESE HISTORY SYLLABUSES FOR SECONDARY 4 DRAWN UP BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN 1990 AND 1991 SPECIFY THAT EVENTS UP TO

BE 1976 SHOULD

TAUGHT.

THIS FORMS THE BASIS OF THE GOVERNOR'S

REMARK.

REQUESTED

IN JULY THIS YEAR, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S CHINESE HISTORY SUBJECT COMMITTEE (COMPRISING MAINLY EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS) TO CONSIDER AGAIN WHETHER A TIME FRAME SHOULD

AND BE SET FOR HISTORICAL EVENTS TO BE TAUGHT WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A TIME FRAME FOR THE CHINESE

SYLLABUS HISTORY

FOR SECONDARY 1

3.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CHINESE HISTORY SUBJECT COMMITTEE AND THE SECONDARY CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE

DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM COUNCIL. THE CONCLUSIONS WILL EVENTUALLY SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR CONSIDERING FUTURE SYLLABUS REVISION.

-

J

(C)

THE HYPOTHESIS IS NOT CORRECT.

MEASURES CONCERNING DROP-OUT STUDENTS

A IS

FOLLOWING

MAN-KWONG QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR LEUNG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

AND A MICHAEL

QUESTION : WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL:

(A)

OF THE BREAKDOWN BY MONTH IN THE 1993-94 ACADEMIC YEAR SHOWING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS

THE RECEIVED BY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (ED) CONCERNING STUDENTS EXPELLED FROM OR ADVISED TO LEAVE SCHOOL, AND THE ACTION TAKEN BY ED IN EACH CASE;

FOLLOW-UP

(B)

OF THE FIGURES AND REASONS REPORTED TO THE ED IN 1993-94 ACADEMIC YEAR

STUDENTS LEAVING DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL, THEIR DISTRIBUTION BY DISTRICT IN WHICH THEIR SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED, THE CLASSES WHICH THEY

SCHOOL WERE STUDYING BEFORE LEAVING

THE

ABOUT

OR

IN

AND

THEIR WHEREABOUTS AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL; AND

(C)

WHETHER THE ED WILL CONSIDER ADOPTING ANY MEASURES IMPROVE THE SITUATION CONCERNING SCHOOL DROP-OUTS, INCLUDING SETTING UP A STUDENT EXCHANGE NETWORK THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATION OF THE ED?

ΤΟ

UNDER

REPLY

:

/MR PRESIDENT