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Supplementary to Question No. 6 in the

Legislative Council on 7 August 1985

Mr. Alex WU:- Sir, I thank the Director of Education for his reply which refers

more to the breadth of qualification. May I enquire what is the minimum grade

required for the subjects?

Director of Education: Sir, the six subjects I mentioned include three subjects

at grade E, one at grade D and two at grade C:

Mr. Alex WU:- Sir, may I enquire why the standards are accepted as low as E?

Director of Education:- Sir, of the six subjects I have mentioned, three are

in fact above grade E level and as I have indicated in practice there are many

more applicants than there are places. The grades for some subjects have been

set at grade E beacuse there are certain subjects in which there is a shortage

of teachers.

Mr. Alex WU:- Final question, Sir. To reflect the importance attached to

prospective teachers would it not be logcial to raise the entry qualification

so that we shall have recruits of higher quality thus allowing the profession

to command more respect?

In the

Director of Education:- Sir, as I have indicated we have in fact introduced

a two-year course for students who have advanced level qualifications.

course of time when there are more students completing the advanced level course,

consideration can in fact be given to raising the entry requirements for the

Colleges of Education.