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set of

In support of the policy, the Curriculum

Development Committee has prepared a comprehensive

Guidelines on Sex Education in Secondary Schools and copies

were distributed to secondary schools in May last year.

As to progress, virtually all primary schools and

most secondary schools offer sex education in some form,

and many schools provide sex education through both the

formal and the informal curriculum. The Education

Department will be carrying out a a survey of schools later

this year to find out how implementation of the Guidelines

is proceeding.

Various supporting services are provided by the

Department, including a programme of seminars and workshops

for teachers. In addition, more than 300 teachers have

organised by the Family Planning

attended courses

Association while others have attended the Certificate

Course on Sex Education organised by the University of Hong

Kong's Department of Extra-mural Studies. Family life

education programmes are also now being produced by the

Educational Television Service.