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WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED, THE INSTITUTE WILL BE STAFFED BY MORE THAN 50 LECTURERS AND WILL PROVIDE TRAINING COURSES FOR 1 000 TEACHERS PER YEAR.
THE ILE IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S MASSIVE PLAN TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES THE SETTING UP OF A CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION, THE PROVISION OF MORE TEACHERS FOR CHINESE AND ENGLISH IN SCHOOLS, CURRICULUM REFORM, A WIREFREE INDUCTION LOOP SYSTEM IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AND MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS.
NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TOMORROW
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MEMBERS OF NORTH DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE BRIEFED AT A MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ON THE AU TAU TO FAN KAM ROAD PROJECT WHICH IS PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
AT THE MEETING TO BE CHAIRED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STUART HARBINSON, BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS A PAPER BY THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ON WORK TO PREVENT FLOODINGS IN THE DISTRICT.
THEY WILL ALSO EXAMINE REPORTS FROM THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES AND DISCUSS THE DRAFT DISTRICT BOARD STANDING ORDERS.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE BOARD'S LATEST FINANCIAL POSITION, CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, INTERVIEW FACILITIES FOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND ACCESS AND TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISABLED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AT TING KOK ROAD, TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR.
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