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The third aim of the development programme, he said, was to ensure
adequate teaching standards in the education of all categories of handicapped
children.
"It is intended therefore to expand and strengthen the one-year
in-service training courses and to provide more short courses and seminors,"
the Director said.
He announced that a speech therapy training course would be started
in the next academic year with a United Nations consultant giving assistance
in the planning.
Mr. Canning said: "The course will be available to staff in other
government departments and voluntary organisations who require staff at this
level.11
The Director stressed that the aim of Special Education was to
develop each child to his full potential and to the fullest limits of his
ability.
"Special Education is now firmly established in the school system
in Hong Kong. I am certain that in the coming years it will play an ever-
increasing role," Mr. Canning said.
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