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"I think we have always believed that other cities and communities developing and honing their competitive edge was something we could welcome and live with rather than resent and try to elbow out of the game," he said.
Mr Patten also took the opportunity to discuss with Philippines officials the.. position of the Filipino community in Hong Kong.
Yesterday (Monday), he was able to discuss with President Ramos the position. of Mr Paul Au and Mr Wong Chuen-ming, and one of the the Governor's staff, Mr Kim Salkeld, had visited them today.
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Public consultation on comprehensive language strategy
The Education Commission today (Tuesday) released for public consultation its sixth report setting out 38 recommendations which will form the basis of a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to enhancing language proficiency in Chinese (including Putonghua) and English in education.
In the report, the Commission recommends that, as a priority, the Government should put in place an institutional framework to be known as the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) to serve to develop, monitor, and evaluate language goals and policy in a coherent and co-ordinated manner.
It was recommended that SCOLAR should be formally linked to the Language Fund Advisory Committee established in 1994 to advise the Administration on the disbursement of funds for language projects.
The Commission also considers that as a long term solution, Hong Kong should aim for a fully-trained language teaching profession and to develop benchmark qualifications for language teachers as soon as possible.
In view that institutional changes and long term measures take time for their effects to be felt, the Commission has proposed short to medium term measures to address language proficiency problems of students. These measures include:
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Private notes are available after approval.