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Adult education

2.

Question No. 2

Reply by the Honourable Dominic S.W. Wong, JP, Secretary for Education and Manpower (Acting) to a question by the Honourable Mrs. Pauline g in the Legislative Council on 6 July 1988

MRS. NG asked (in Cantonese): Question: Will

Government

inform this Council

what

measures it has taken to promote adult education in Hong Kong and how effective these measures are ?

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER:

Answer

Sir,

I shall limit my reply to adult education in a general sense and will exclude therefore training courses

for employment purposes.

and

The Government promotes adult education directly

through courses rua by the Education Department, indirectly by subventing courses provided by voluntary

agencies.

9

evening.

Formal courses

cover

those

in

The Adult Education Section of the Education

Department runs both formal and non-formal courses for

adults in the

basic general education at the primary level; secondary

school courses leading to the Hong Kong Certificate of

Education Examination; courses in English Language leading

to the Hong Kong. Certificate of Education Examination or

/ to....