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Friday, August 17, 1973
FIRST CONFERENCE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION
Hong Kong's first conference on special education opens next
Tucaday (August 21) to discuss the latest trends in this field.
The conference, to be held in the Granthan College of Education,
will be opened by Mr. J. Canning, Director of Education. About 500 people
will attond.
"The main aim of the conference is to make known to teachers in
special schools and special classes, heads of government primary schools,
doctors, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and
staff of rohabilitation agencies the latest trends in special education,"
Miss Elizabeth Rowe, Senior Education Officer (Special Education) said
today.
"It will also provide an opportunity for those involved to discuss
these modern trends in relation to various disciplines of rehabilitation
in a local setting," she added.
Apart from Mr. Canning and Miss Rowe, there will be five other
speakers. They are Professor S.L. Kong, Professor and Director of Education,
Chinese University of Hong Kong; Mrs. Winnie M.H. Chan, Inspector
(Education of Slow-Learning Children); Professor G.M. Kneebone, Professor
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of Paediatrics, University of Hong Kong; Mrs. Gennie Leo, Executive
Secretary of the Boys and Girls Clubs Association; and Mr. N.M. Ho, Deputy
Director of Education, who will give the closing address.
The conference