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The number of surplus Government primary teachers was estimated to be more than 650 in July 1977, and to be likely to rise to around 1,100 in September 1980. However,
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the Director of Education believes that approximately the same number of new posts will be required over this period in other areas within the Education Department, for example in secondary and special schools, in the Recreation and Sports service, in libraries in Government secondary schools, colleges and institutes, in a proposed student guidance service and for normal expansion of the Departmental staff. addition the teachers will be given priority in consideration for jobs for which they are qualified in other Government departments. Those who cannot be redeployed by August 31st 1980 and who have not voluntarily retired will be retired from the public service on grounds of abolition of office, and will be eligible under the Pensions Ordinance for an additional pension.
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To summarise, then it is not envisaged that there will be any significant redundancy of teachers in the aided primary sector in the foreseeable future. There will be considerable redundancy in the Government primary sector, but the teachers concerned have been given three years notice and a wide choice of alternative jobs related to education. No redundancy is expected in the secondary sector, where the provision of Government and aided school places is continuing to increase.