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English language programme for eligible $5 students

Secondary 5 students who have taken at least half of the subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) in Chinese may apply for the pre-S6 course of the Intensive English Language Programme (IELP) this August.

Senior Education Officer, Mr Ip Po Kuen, said students who would promote to Secondary 6 this September were invited to apply for the course.

"The purpose of the course is to help students studying through the medium of Chinese to attain the standard of English required by local tertiary institutions," he said.

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IELP, operated by the British Council, will be conducted in three stages, he

The first stage is a two-week whole-day pre-S6 course held from August 19 to

The second stage is a four-week post-S6 course to be held next summer, and the last stage, a four-week post-$7 course, will be held in the summer of 1998 before they enter local tertiary institutions.

Mr Ip said current $5 students who were eligible for the pre-S6 course 1996 might obtain application forms from their schools.

Private candidates may get the form from district education offices.

To be eligible for the pre-$6 course, students must:

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have been admitted to S6 in the 1996-97 school year;

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have satisfied the requirements for taking the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination in 1998; and

have taken in at least 50 per cent of the subjects in HKCEE in Chinese apart from Chinese subjects, English subjects, mathematics, additional mathematics, computer studies, religious studies, Buddhist studies, shorthand, typewriting and principles of accounts.