5 July 1989
一九八九年七月五日
HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
香港立法局
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learning difficulties, rather than those with specific physical and mental disabilities for whom special education may be provided.
Cases of mild maladjustment are usually dealt with by the class teacher with support where necessary from school-based student guidance officer in the case of primary schools, and from the school's guidance team in secondary schools. In 1982 the staffing ratio in primary schools was improved to allow remedial teaching, and a senior teacher post was provided with responsibilities for counselling and guidance. Since 1986, five additional teachers have been provided to every standard government and aided secondary school to strengthen pastoral services and to enable more remedial teaching. Where a problem cannot be dealt with within the school, it can be referred to professional social workers, educational counsellors or educational psychologists.
Severe maladjustment can impair learning, so that intensive remedial teaching is required in addition to counselling. Any government or aided school having at least eight children with learning difficulties is provided with additional staff to undertake intensive remedial teaching in small groups. Up to two additional teachers may be provided for this purpose in any primary school and up to three in any secondary school. Government and aided schools having fewer than eight such children and private schools may refer these children to teaching centres operated by the Education Department.
Sir, it is clear that considerable resources have been provided to tackle maladjustment and learning difficulties among our students. Although we have no immediate plans for providing more resources in this area, the Education Commission is now studying behavioural and curricular problems, and I expect that recommendations relevant to this question will be made in the commission's next report.
Space for green plants in urban redevelopments
3. 林貝聿嘉議員問:政府可否告知本局,會否考慮規定,當重建市區舊建築物時,新建築物 的設計藍圖須在有關地盤上預留空地以供種植花草樹木?
SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS: Sir, I too strongly favour more plants and trees; and we will certainly look for opportunities to have more of these included in redevelopment schemes. This should be possible in larger schemes, such as the Comprehensive Development Schemes done by the Land Development Corporation and others. But trees and plants do not normally pay financial dividends, and it is seldom practicable to insist that people redeveloping single sites should reserve space for plants and trees, because there are frequently no planning or other powers.
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