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- to advise on the overall policy on language education, including
the medium of instruction;
- to advise on the setting of language standards, including
general goals for language learning at different levels of education and
specific language attainment targets at each stage of education;
- to advise on measures to be adopted to attain the standards
mentioned in (ii) above;
- to identify research and development projects which are
necessary for the enhancement of language proficiency and language in
education, and to implement or oversee the satisfactory completion of such
projects;
- to co-ordinate all research and development activities
relating to language proficiency by relevant agencies; monitor their
progress, evaluate their effectiveness, and make recommendations to the
Government accordingly;
- to develop and promote a public education and information programme in
respect of language proficiency issues; and
- to advise the Trustee of the Language Fund on policies and procedures
governing the operation of the Language Fund, and to provide such
assistance as the Trustee may require to support, directly or indirectly,
the enhancement of the language proficiency of the community.
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