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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

18 October 1989

香港立法局

一九八九年十月十八日

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supply of places. I am glad to inform this Council that provision has been proposed for the construction of a third secondary school on Hong Kong Island under the auspices of the English Schools Foundation.

The second and perhaps not so obvious measure that we can usefully undertake is to persuade the international schools community to come together and operate more as a team. The experience over the past few years with returning families is that they often get into trouble trying to find school places for their children. This is made more difficult by the fact that the desirable areas for residence may not necessarily be the same areas where the best international schools could be found.

Accordingly, I have asked the Director of Education to see whether or not the international schools community would be interested in coming together with a view to forming an information clearing house, a one-stop unit, to help parents source suitable places for their children.

鄭德健議員問:為填補人才流失的空缺,政府會否考慮對現職人士加強職業訓練及提供較多在職 訓練,以提高其職業水平及增加對香港的歸屬感?

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER: The short answer to the first part of the question, Sir, is yes. In the proposals announced by the Governor last week on the expansion of tertiary education, one component of the plans for expanding tertiary education will be the transfer of sub-degree work from the polytechnics to the Vocational Training Council. Subject to further and more detailed examination, this could result in the level of vocational training being elevated. What is contemplated at the moment is the creation of, perhaps, several junior polytechnics or technical colleges. In his address to this Council last week, Sir, the Governor also referred to proposals for the creation of a training loan fund which we, within the Administration, propose to call the "New Technologies Training Fund". This scheme will make provision which will make it possible for those employers who wish to see their managers trained in the application of new technologies to do so.

謝志偉議員問:請問政府有什麼可靠的方式可以確定在未來數年那方面的人才流失會最為嚴重, 以便在教育方面作適當補-

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SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER; Sir, the plans announced by the Governor for the expansion of tertiary education, particularly