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The remarkable increases in the employment and vacancies on construction sites in September 1994 reflected the heavy demand for construction workers in the new airport projects and some private building projects.

Detailed breakdowns of the above statistics are available from the Quarterly Report of Employment, Vacancies and Payroll Statistics, September 1994 and the Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies at Construction Sites, September 1994.

They will be available at $24 per copy and $13 per copy respectively at the Government Publications Centre, Queensway Government Offices, Lew Block, Ground Floor, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong and at the Publications Section of the Census and Statistics Department on the 19th floor. Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

End/Thursday, January 12, 1995

Council members updated on

Target Oriented Curriculum trial scheme

Several members of the Curriculum Development Council saw for themselves the progress of the tryout scheme for the Target Oriented Curriculum (TOC) at the primary section of Good Hope School, which is carrying out the scheme for the second year.

The group was led by the council's chairman, Mr Kenneth Ting, and its vice-chairman. Dr Julian Leung.

Teachers at the school found that students under the curriculum show greater initiative for learning and are much more willing to participate in activities in class. Greater fluency in English is noted as students become more responsive and willing to speak the language.

Enhancement to the learning atmosphere has also resulted in improvement to discipline.