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FUTURE EGRET

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2856 OF 15 SEPTEMBER

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MY TELNO 2833 AND YOUR TELNO 1818: FUTURE EGRET: PART 3 OF THE

WHITE PAPER.

1. FOLLOWING IS THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE SECTION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION.

BEGINS:

CULTURE AND EDUCATION

(SECTION X OF ANNEX 1)

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THE PRINCIPAL REQUIREMENT FOR THIS SECTION OF THE ANNEX IS THAT IT SHOULD MAKE CLEAR THAT HONG KONG'S OWN SYSTEM OF EDUCATION SHOULD BE CONTINUED, SEPARATELY FROM THAT ON THE MAINLAND OF CHINA. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE FUNDS FOR EDUCATION IN HONG KONG ARE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, MANY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES WERE FOUNDED AND ARE RUN BY COMMUNITY AND RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS. EXPLICIT PROVISION IS MADE FOR THE SYSTEM TO BE MAINTAINED.

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2. THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION TO HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTEM THROUGH THE USE OF INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, TEACHING MATERIALS FROM OVERSEAS AND THE FREEDOM TO PURSUE EDUCATION OUTSIDE HONG KONG IS ALSO PROTECTED. THIS SECTION OF THE ANNEX THEREFORE PROVIDES A SOUND BASIS FOR HONG KONG TO CONTINUE AND DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S POPULATION WILL HAVE THE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE REQUIRED TO ENABLE HONG KONG TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE ITS POSITION IN THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE ECONOMIC AND TRADING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH HONG KONG OPERATES.

3. HONG KONG HAS COME TO ENJOY A VARIED CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE, BOTH FROM THE CHINESE TRADITIONS IN WHICH THE MAJORITY OF ITS POPULATION WERE RAISED, AND FROM MANY OTHER SOURCES BOTH

IN ASIA AND FURTHER AFIELD. THIS SECTION OF THE ANNEX PROVIDES FOR THIS UNIQUE MIX OF INFLUENCES TO CONTINUE. PROVISION IS MADE (SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN) ELSEWHERE IN THE AGREEMENT (SQUARE BRACKETS END) FOR HONG KONG TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL

SPORTING EVENTS.

ENDS.

YOUDE

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SIR P CRADOCK

MR BICKFORD, MR FITFOOT, SIR E YOUDE, K195A

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