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Question No.3

Reply by Secretary tur Education 4 Мапрежет to a question by the Hon. Yewny Po-kwan, CPM, in Legislative Comment on 2 December 1987-

outdoor activities

Sexfely recautions

3. Mr. YEUNG asked: In

view ot the fact that

secondary

and

primary schools organise a wide range of outdoor activities each year

outdoor

( sports

samples will

events,

excursions, collecting, camping, and so on), Government inform this Council whether there are any specific rules governing the teacher/student ratio for such activities, and what guidance is presently given to school authorities regarding the safety aspects which the organiser s of such activities should observe?

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER:

Sir,

The Education Department advises schools what

safety precautions

to take wh en

organising outdoor

le

activities.

This advice is contained

in publications

issued to all schools.

syllabuses produced by the

Committee ( for

These include Current

Curriculum Development

example, the

Syllabus for Physical

Education)

and comprehensive

pamphlets on safety,

notably that related to physical education.

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