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Supplementary to Question No. 4

in LegCo Meeting on 7.1.87

Mrs. NG (in Cantonese) : Sir, I

both the Hong Kong University

Association are holding courses

am very happy to learn that

and the Family Planning

on sex education for the

teachers but I wonder

I wonder whether the Education Department could

consider asking the Health Education Section of the Medical and

Health Department and also Family Life Education Resources

Centre of the Social Welfare Department

to help with the

provision of such courses;

and has the Government also

considered providing sex education training for teachers in

their training?

Secretary for Education and Manpower : On the first two

suggestions, I will certainly be very glad to pass them on to

the departments concerned. On the final point, yes, the

colleges of education do provide courses in health education

with due emphasis on sex education topics.

Mrs. FAN : Sir, the Secretary said that virtually all primary

schools and most secondary schools offer sex education in some

form. Can the Secretary inform us why some secondary schools

choose not to offer sex education?

Secretary for Education and Manpower : The number which don't

is very small.

am afraid I don't know why they don't. I

should imagine it

I

is

а matter of

conservatism in the schools

concerned.