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1.
The attached Parliamentary Question is the
second of two related Questions by Mr James Johnson
for written reply today (I December). A draft reply is
attached based on the information contained in Hong
Kong Telegram No 899.
2. At the present time/ there are two major kinds
of secondary schools in Hong Kong :
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(i) The Anglo-Chinese schools (which form the
majority) in which all subjects, except Chinese,
are taught in English.
(ii) The Middle Schools, which teach all subjects,
except English, in Chinese.
though technically outside their terms of
reference, The Chinese Language Committee (set up
examine
to investigate the whole range of problems associated
business in
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the
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with making Chinese official language of crual
atatus to that at present enjoyed by English in the
estery), touched upon adhoctior
on in paragraphs 17-23
of their Fourth Report. Home
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they concluded that
both English and Chinese are of equla importance to
Hong Kong and that 'ideally we should have an
educational system which places equal emphasis on
both languages'.
4. To this end, the Director of Education announced
last April that a common Certificate of Education will
/.... replace
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