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Wednesday, August 2, 1972
DETAILS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SOON
Details of further educational facilities for handicapped children
are expected to be announced before the start of the new academic year in
September.
The Acting Director of Education, the Hon. G.J.G, Lowe, told the
Legislative Council today that the draft of the second five-year plan for the
further development of special education in Hong Kong should be submitted to
the Finance Committee very soon.
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He said he hoped details could be released soon after this.
Mr. Lowe was replying to a question from the Hon. H.J.C, Browne,
who had asked what plans the Government had for providing more facilities for
special education for handicapped children.
REST GARDEN FOR WESTERN
Residents of the densely populated area of Western district on Hong
Kong Island will have another sitting-out area for their leisure time.
Three-thousand square feet of land on the western side of Sung Hing
Lane has been earmarked for this purpose. The site was originally an old
four-storey building which has been demolished to provide more recreational space.
The sitting-out area will be paved with concrete, and consist of four
raised flower beds surrounded by low concrete benches.
Work is expected to begin in early September and will take about two
months to complete.
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