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subject to a continuous process of review and be receptive to new ideas."
This process has continued since then with a close study of primary
education and pre-primary services: the recent green paper on this subject
will be followed by a white paper later this year. An in-depth review of
post-secondary and technical education is now also being undertaken.
late 1981 an Education Branch will be established in the Government
Secretariat, the appointment of a Secretary for Education reflecting
government recognition of the rapid development of education, the increasing
complexities of its administration, and its crucial importance in the future
development of Hong Kong. Finally, the overall review of the education
system (which has occasioned the compilation of this background report)
will present an opportunity to take stock of current targets and to facilitate
decisions about the future direction of education and the pace at which
it should develop.
The following notes briefly examine some characteristic
features of the Hong Kong education system under three general headings
schools, teachers and post-school education.
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