records
This
subject to the availablity of funds, to consider meeting the additional costs arising from proposed improvements. They are now compiling "activities involvement" for inclusion in each refugee's case history. information will be made available countries and hopefully, will both help with resettlemtn an d
encourage refugees to take advantage of the
to
resettlement
educational facilities which are available to them.
Education for children
3.
The Hong Kong Government accord first priority to improving education for children in the camps. They aim to standardise education for the 6 - 15 age group throughout the camps, in order to enable all children to attend school daily for 4 hours (this compares with the 4 hours education provided for local children
in Hong Kong).
To maximise the use of classroom space, bi-sessional system will be introduced whereby half the children will attend classes in the mornings, and half in the afternoons. This is a common form of schooling in Hong Kong because of the general lack of space in the territory. Courses will be based on a core curriculum
devised and recommended by UNHCR. The main subjects
will
be
Vietnamese
and
mathematics,
English,
supplemented by optional subjects such as social studies, health education, education and music.
arts and crafts,
physical
4.
This system already operates successfully, the direction
under
of the Save the Children Fund, at the
newly opened
opened Bowring Closed Centre, and extended to all the closed camps with the
other voluntary agencies.
will soon be
assistance of
position at
The present
individual camps
is as follows:
a)
At the Chi Ma Wan closed centre, the Salvation
Army at
present provides education for children under the supervision of a head teacher employed