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"It is our plan to extend the Scheme to about 40 primary schools every year,' the Deputy Director of Education, Mr T F Kwan, said.
"A significant feature of the primary reading programme is the inclusion of information books to cater for different learner styles.
"Some students can read about facts and information on topics they are interested in, while others may enjoy reading story books of adventures, animals, fairy tales, and so on."
Unlike the class library, the Scheme features books graded by level, with guidance provided by teachers to students on their reading.
Mr Kwan said HKERS was supplemented by an award scheme. This award scheme has now been renamed after its sponsor as the EPSON Foundation Reading Awards.
Also speaking at the ceremony, the Chairman of the Education Commission, Professor Rosie TT Young, welcomed extension of the Scheme to the primary sector.
She said the Scheme not only allowed children to learn the language in an enjoyable manner without too much conscious effort, but also enabled them to give expression to their imagination and creativity in creative writing and artwork.
When parents read with their children, it would bring their hearts even more closely together, she added.
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Water cut in Sheung Shui
Fresh and flushing water supply to some premises in Sheung Shui will be temporarily suspended from 11 pm on Monday (July 8) to 6 am the following day for waste detection work on watermains to be carried out.
The suspension affects all premises in the area bounded by San Fung Avenue, Lung Sum Avenue, Jockey Club Road and Tsun Fu Street in Shek Wu Hui.
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