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Draft civic education guidelines issued for consultation

A 10-week public consultation exercise started today (Wednesday) on the Draft Guidelines on Civic Education in Schools, which is intended for implementation from the 1996-97 school year.

Copies of the draft guidelines are being sent to schools, educational bodies and district boards.

The draft guidelines are the work of the Working Group on the Review of the Guidelines on Civic Education. The working group, with non-official members coming from schools, tertiary institutions and educational bodies, was appointed by the Director of Education.

The new guidelines are to replace the existing ones issued in 1985, and will be discussed by the Curriculum Development Council before implementation in schools in September 1996.

The Education Department will organise four seminars in February 1996 to brief school heads, teachers and educational bodies on the draft guidelines.

Comments and suggestions on the draft guidelines are welcome and should be sent to the Secretary, Working Group on the Review of the Guidelines on Civic Education, 13th Floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai not later than March 9, 1996.

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Renminbi to be included as prescribed currency

The currency of China, Renminbi, will be included as a prescribed currency in Hong Kong under the Money Changers Ordinance.

The Money Changers Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules) Notice 1995, which seeks to include Renminbi as a prescribed currency and to make some textual amendments to the Schedules to the Ordinance, will be gazetted on Friday (December 29).

A government spokesman said: "The ordinance provides for the disclosure by money changers of exchange rates on exchange transactions.