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Annexure 'A'

Typical Week's syllabus of a secondary class in a communist school (Heung To Middle School)

May July

Dec.

A)

Time spent in study of MAO's thoughts

42

2

71/3

B)

Time spent in newspaper reading and discussion on current news

4/2

11⁄2 3

c)

Time spent in singing revolutionary songs

34

1

اسم

1

D)

Time spent in lessons where political

1/2

2/3

references are made

E)

Time spent in class meeting

A

12

2/3

F)

Time spent in school meeting

22

G)

Time spent in morning exercise

3/4

2/3

H)

Time spent in teaching using the syllabus textbooks

134

15

12

I)

Time spent on revision

5

Total number of hours of lessons in a week

28

26

251/3

Note:

It should be noted that although the regular weekly "school meeting" has not been held in this school term, special meetings are called when necessary, e.g. to welcome students released from prison, etc.

(A) is introduced in "Chinese Literature" and "English" lessons, mostly in the former. (D) is introduced in "Geography" and "History"

lessons.

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