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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1980
MR LEE SAID THAT UNDER THE SCHEME. THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT WAS REGIONALISED AND NEW BRANCHES AT THE HEADQUARTERS WERE CREATED TO DEAL WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATION OF SUBVENTION.
THIS REORGANISATION WAS THE CUMULATION OF PROCESS THAT BEGAN WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF A MANAGEMENT REVIEW TEAM IN LATE 1977, HE ADDED.
981 ONE-YEAR-TRAINED TEACHERS IN GOVT EMPLOY
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON KENNETH TOPLEY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THERE WERE AT PRESENT 981 ONE-YEAR-TRAINED TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
REPLYING TO QUESTIONS FROM THE REV THE HON JOYCE BENNETT, MR TOPLEY SAID 56 WERE IN SECONDARY AND 925 IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME TRAINING COURSE HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 1968.
+A ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME SPECIAL COURSE WAS PROVIDED IN 1976 AND 1977 TO PREPARE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR TEACHING DUTIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, HE SAID,
+OF THE 87 TEACHERS WHO ATTENDED THE COURSE, 51 WERE ONE-YEAR TRAINED, + HE ADDED.
BETTER DENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR NT RESIDENTS
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SIX MORE DENTAL CLINICS ARE TO BE BUILT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO PROVIDE DENTAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE REGION, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR THE HON K.L. THONG SAID TODAY.
AT PRESENT NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS WITH ACUTE DENTAL PROBLEMS CAN RECEIVE TREATMENT IN ANY OF THE SIX EXISTING GOVERNMENT DENTAL CLINICS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHARLES YEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
SPECIALIST DENTAL SERVICE, AS PART OF THE GENERAL MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR APPROPRIATE CASES, IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, THAT IS PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL, DR THONG ADDED.
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