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Question No. 10

Question:

Reply by Secretary for Education & Manpower to

LegCo Question by Hon Mrs. Rita Fan

on 4 December 1985

Teachers in secondary schools now face a

variety of student problems ranging from

personal difficulty to petty crime to triad

connections. Can Government inform us

whether there is a trend of increasing

complexity in the problems that teachers

have to handle now compared to five years

ago, and what kind of assistance, training

and facilities have Government offered to

teachers in order that they can cope more

successfully with the demanding school

situation?

Answer:

Unfortunately, statistics on unruly and

delinquent behaviour in secondary schools,

have only been kept during the past three

years. The great majority of instances

relate to comparatively minor behavioural

problems such as habitual lateness, failure

to hand in homework and not bringing

textbooks to school. Delinquent behaviour

such as acts of physical violance, gambling,

stealing and suspected involvement in triad

activities accounted for approximately 10%