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Both programmes are being introduced on a pilot

basis and will be evaluated after a year to see whether

they are achieving the desired objectives and whether they

can be modified and improved. If all goes well,

goes well, and we

have no reason at this stage to expect otherwise,

programmes will be expanded.

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I would emphasise that these are additions to a

package of measures designed to improve the quality of

English teaching which were originally introduced in 1981

and further augmented in the light of the recommendations

contained in the Education Commission's first report in

1984.

This package includes revision of primary and

secondary school syllabuses,

syllabuses, provision of an additional

teacher for remedial teaching in Forms 1 to 3, provision

of wire-free loop induction systems to enable students to

listen to authentic and well-pronounced English and

strengthening of in-service English language training for

teachers through the various programmes run by the

Education Deparment's Institute of Language in Education.

In addition to these measures, those schools adopting

Chinese as the medium of instruction will be provided with

additional teachers of English, a second

loop-induction system and grants for additional reading

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materials and teaching aids.