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MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1980
+THIS WILL MAKE THE LEARNING PROCESS MORE EFFECTIVE AND CONSEQUENTLY CHILDREN DO SHOW A KEEN INTEREST, PERFORM BETTER AND BUILD UP MORE CONFIDENCE, HE SAID.
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN TRANSFORMING ABSTRACT CONCEPTS INTO SOMETHING CONCRETE FOR CHILDREN TO GRASP WITH.
THEY HAVE TO DEVISE A LOT OF TEACHING AIDS TO HELP ACHIEVE THIS. IN THIS RESPECT, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION PROVIDES CONSULTANCY AND +BACK-UP+ SERVICES FOR THE TEACHERS.
THE SECTION IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. +AT PRESENT, ABOUT 100 TEACHERS ARE UNDERGOING SUCH TRAINING, MR WONG SAID.
MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP PROBATIONERS
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS EXPANDING ITS VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS SO THAT MORE YOUNG OFFENDERS CAN BE HELPED TO REHABILITATE BY PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS SOCIALLY.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH ANOTHER RECRUITMENT DRIVE IN JUNE THIS YEAR AIMED AT ENLISTING A HUNDRED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
UNDER THE SCHEME, VOLUNTEERS FROM VARIOUS WALKS OF LIFE WORK FOR SIX MONTHS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S PROBATION OFFICERS TO HELP REFORM OFFENDERS PUT ON PROBATION.
MR PETER LIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHEME'S EXECUTIVE_COMMITTEE, POINTED OUT TODAY THAT SINCE THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECT STARTED IN 1976, 49 VOLUNTEERS HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE IR ASSIGNMENTS.
MR LIN SAID 53 WERE RECRUITED IN THE LAST DRIVE. TWENTY-NINE OF THEM WERE INDIVIDUALLY MATCHED WITH PROBATIONERS AND ARE NOW GIVING UP THE IR FREE TIME TO HELPING THE OFFENDERS.
MATCHING ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE REMAINING NEW RECRUITS ACCORDING TO THEIR AREAS OF SPECIALTY AS WELL AS INTERESTS.
BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED TO A PROBATIONER, MR LIN SAID, VOLUNTEERS ARE TRAINED IN THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PROBATION SERVICE AFTERWARDS THEY KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH PROBATION OFFICERS WHO WATCH OVER THE IR PROGRESS OF WORK.
+AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS ARE CIVIL SERVANTS, A MANAGER, A SECRETARY, OFFICE CLERKS, A DESIGNER, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, A TELEVISION PRODUCER, A STORE PROPRIETOR AND A MESSENGER, HE SAID.
/MR LIN
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