SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1984
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MR HAYE POINTED OUT THAT THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE TUMBER OF TEACHERS IN TRAINING HAD GROWN WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.
IN 1984-85 THE COLLEGES WILL SEEK TO PLACE 1 762 STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS FOR TEACHING PRACTICE, IN 1985-86 ANOTHER 2 118 STUDENTS AND IN 1986-87 A FURTHER 2 268 STUDENTS.
+MANY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS HAVE ASSISTED ACTIVELY IN THE PROCESS OVER THE YEARS, BUT NOW I MUST URGE YOU TO CONVINCE SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO HELP US TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE THE IR PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAINING OF YOUNG TEACHERS IN THE MAKING, MR HAYE SAID.
THE SPEECH WAS FOLLOWED BY A VIDEO-SLIDE PRESENTATION OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND A 45-MINUTE DISCUSSION SESSION ON THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE SCHOOLS AND THE COLLEGES IN THE PLACEMENT OF STUDENT-TEACHERS FOR TEACHING PRACTICE.
A SIMILAR SEMINAR WILL BE HELD NEXT SATURDAY AT THE SAME VENUE, WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, OFFICIATING. OVER 100 PRINCIPALS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
PARENTS' CONSENT NEEDED FOR HELP ON FLAG DAYS
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SCHOOLS ARE REMINDED TO OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF PARENTS BEF RE SENDING THEIR STUDENTS TO ASSIST IN SELLING FLAGS OR FLOWERS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS ON APPROVED FLAG AND FLOWER DAYS.
A GENERAL CIRCULAR TO SCHOOLS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID, +HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE REMINDED THAT STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN THESE ACTIVITIES MUST BE ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY AND THAT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF PARENTS SHOULD BE OBTAINED.+
THE CIRCULAR ALSO TOLD SCHOOL HEADS THAT ONLY STUDENTS AT THE AGE OF 14 OR ABOVE MAY JOIN THESE ACTIVITIES AND THAT INSURANCE COVER AGAINST ACCIDENTS AND ROBBERY SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE STUDENTS.
TRANSPORT TERMINUS FOR AIRPORT
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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRANSPORT TERMINUS AT KAI TAK AIRPORT.
IT WILL BE BUILT ON A 2 500-SQUARE-METRE SITE NEXT TO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING AND IS PART OF STAGE V OF THE AIRPORT'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
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