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SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER
Several Members have referred to the question of the adequacy
and quality of educational provision, and I had originally
intended to speak on this topic,. However, I did speak on it
at some length last week and on reflection I think perhaps
it is not really necessary for me to speak on it again today.
Sir, several Members have spoken of the need for guidance work
in schools. This is an area where we have made encouraging
progress. To provide for this need we have provided additional
teaching posts in all secondary schools since 1982. In 1986
we issued a suggested guide on guidance work, on which we have
received extensive feed-back from schools. We conduct training
courses for guidance teachers and in October 1986 we started a
two-year pilot scheme to strengthen the professional support
available to them.
I should now like to say a few words about how we introduce new
courses and programmes in the schools. As a general rule, any
innovation is first tested as a pilot project in selected schools.
It is then evaluated and modified as necessary before being
offered for adoption in all schools. The programme On being a
parent' mentioned by Mr. Edward Ho, is a good example of this,
although this particular programme is remarkable in that it
originated from the enthusiasm of a few committed individuals
rather than through the normal curriculum development process.
This programme is being run by eight professionals in relevant
fields who share a conviction concerning the need of proper
and timely parent education for future generations.
ago they pooled their expertise and started to work in their own
spare time and using their own resources on a parent education
Three years
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