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Question No--5

Part-time degree programme in primary education

and senior teachers

school heads

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Reply by the Secretary for Education & Manpower to a Question by the Hon Szeto Wah

Question

in the Legislative Council on 25 May 1988

5. MR. SZETO asked (in Cantonese):

It is

recommended in the Education Commission Report No. 2 that a degree course on Primary Education programme for primary school heads and senior teachers should be introduced in a university. In the recent enrolment of students to this degree course in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, primary school teachers are also eligible to apply. Will Government inform this Council which one of the above two sets of entry requirements should be adopted and whether as a kind of incentive, improvements will be made to the career structure of those primary school heads, senior teachers and teachers who have successfully completed the course?

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER:

Arrswer

Sir,

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The Education

Commission recommended

the

development of a Bachelor Degree programme to

leadership and managerial ability in primary and

schools. This recommendation has been accepted by

Government.

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The introduction of a four-year

Bachelor Degree programme in primary education by the

Chinese University of Hong Kong from September 1988 is in

line with this decision. Selection of candidates for the

course will be a matter for the University, but because of

the purpose of the course, we expect that priority will be

given to school heads and senior teachers.

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