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Question 8

Reply by the Hon. Michael Leung, JP, Director of Education, to a Legislative Council Question

by the Hon. Cheung Yan-lung, MBE, SBStJ, JP,

on 23 January 1985

Question:

Will Government consider the viability of including first-aid courses in the curriculum for lower-forms in secondary schools?

sir,

In addition to the topics contained in the

Form I-III Social Studies syllabus on the value of first-aid

and the importance of acquiring basic life-saving knowledge

and skills, first-aid training is already provided in

schools through the informal curriculum by suitably trained

personnel from the St. John Ambulance Association and the

Hong Kong Red Cross.

St. John officers provide regular courses of

first-aid training to student members of the St. John

Cadets, the Scouts and Guides, the Duke of Edinburgh's

Award Scheme and the Community Youth Clubs. Red Cross

officers provide training for Red Cross Youth members.

Through participation in one or more of these extra- curricular activities, students have ample opportunities to receive training in first-aid and further training within the formal curriculum is not considered necessary.