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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994

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INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOLS AVAILABLE TO PARENTS

MR

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, LAM WOON-KWONG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION : AS

PARENTS LACK SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO SELECT SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CHILDREN PROGRESSING TO HIGHER CLASSES, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING :

(A)

(B)

ENCOURAGED INFORMATION

WHETHER THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO COMPILE PAMPHLETS OR LEAFLETS INTRODUCING THEIR OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, SIZE AND DEMANDS ON STUDENTS AND SO ON, SO THAT PARENTS MAY UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF THESE SCHOOLS IN GENERAL AND REFER TO SUCH INFORMATION WHEN DECIDING WHICH SCHOOL IS SUITABLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN; AND

WHETHER, IN THE DESIGN OF THE SCHOOL SELECTION FORM FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO SETTING ASIDE SOME SPACE IN THE FORM FOR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS ABOUT THEIR POLICIES AND TEACHING METHODS SO THAT PARENTS MAY HAVE SOME BASIS ON WHICH TO SELECT SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CHILDREN WHEN FILLING OUT THE FORM?

REPLY:

MR PRESIDENT.

(A)

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DOES ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS ΤΟ PRODUCE SUITABLE PUBLICITY MATERIALS PUBLICISING THEIR SCHOOL OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION. FOR SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE JOINED THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL SCHOOL PROFILE CONTAINING A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL, ITS MISSION AND GOALS, STUDENTS' APTITUDE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, PROFILE, EXTRA-CURRIRULAR AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. SCHOOLS HAVE ALSO PRODUCED VIDEO TAPES FOR THIS PURPOSE.

STAFF SOME

SELECTION MAKE THE

(B) TO INCLUDE SUCH DETAILED INFORMATION IN THE

FORMS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL FORMS TOO BULKY. MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOLS IS ALREADY PROVIDED IN THE SCHOOL LISTS OR PARENTS' GUIDEBOOKS DISTRIBUTED WITH THE SELECTION FORMS ΤΟ STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, PARENTS CAN ACCESS THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT OFFICES TO INFORMATION ABOUT ALL PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG.

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