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The establishment of the new University of Science and Technology also proceeded according to schedule with the first intake of students expected in October 1991.
45. After studying the problems brought on by the
implementation of nine years of free and compulsory education in the early 1980s, the Education Commission
published its findings in its fourth report in November. Wide-ranging recommendations on reforming the curriculum, introducing assessment standards and associated tests,
enhancing student counselling, implementing whole-day schooling for senior primary classes and setting out a new approach for the adoption of an appropriate medium of instruction for schools, are currently the subject of public consultation. These measures, if accepted, will improve the quality of primary and secondary education in the coming
decade.
46.
The year also saw vigourous efforts to implement the
100 initiatives set out in the 1989 White Paper on
Pollution. Cleaner air resulted from more stringent legislation compelling factories to reduce the sulphur content of fuel oil. Control of factory and vehicle smoke emissions was tightened, and planning was well advanced for
the introduction of unleaded petrol in early 1991.
47.
The Water Pollution Control (Amendment) Ordinance was brought into operation on 1 December, imposing stricter controls and new standards on industrial discharges. As part of the Waste Disposal Plan, the first Refuse Transfer Station opened at Kowloon Bay, thus permitting the closure
of an urban landfill and an incinerator. A contract was
also awarded for the establishment of a Chemical Waste
Treatment Centre.
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