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Introduction

1.1

The Green Paper on Primary Education and Pre-primary Services

was published in April 1980. It was based upon the findings and recommendations

of two working parties: the Working Party on the Care and Education of

Children below Primary School Age and the Working Party on the Review of

Primary Education. These findings and recommendations were considered in

the Board of Education and in the Social Welfare Advisory Committee as

appropriate, and a number of recommendations arising from this consultation

were then incorporated into the Green Paper.

1.2

Comments were invited on the Green Paper proposals by the end of July 1980.

The response from interested organisations, groups and members of the public

was considerable. Press, television and radio coverage was also extensive

and relevant comment from the media was carefully recorded. The views

expressed in the Legislative Council during the debate in June and July 1980 and

those of the Legislative Council Ad Hoc Group set up to study the provisions

of the Green Paper were also carefully noted.

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All of these views were then collated and analysed.

As a

result of this further study it is proposed to implement the vast majority of

the proposals set out in the Green Paper, although some of them have been

modified and a number of new proposals have been incorporated.

This

White Paper accordingly represents the Government's considered views

on the future development of the areas of primary education and

pre-primary services.

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