FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1985
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CIVIC EDUCATION SEMINAR FOR SCHOOL HEADS
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MORE THAN 600 PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADS TODAY (FRIDAY) ATTENDED A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE SEMINAR WAS HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THREE VENUES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
PROGRAMME OF THE SEMINAR INCLUDED TALKS BY GUEST SPEAKERS, GROUP DISCUSSION AND PLENARY SESSION.
THE SEMINAR ON HONG KONG ISLAND WAS HELD AT TANG SHIU KIN VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL, DI KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AND THE GUEST SPEAKERS WERE MR PAUL YIN, EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER AND MR FUNG KAM-PANG, HEADMASTER.
THE SEMINAR IN KOWLOON WAS HELD AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD AND THE GUEST SPEAKERS WERE MR CHENG TAK-KIN, HEADMASTER AND MRS TAI LAM SAU-MUI, HEADMISTRESS.
THE SEMINAR IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WAS HELD AT KIANGSU CHEKLANG COLLEGE, WO CHE ESTATE, SHA TIN AND THE GUEST SPEAKERS WERE MR LUI HAK-NING, HEADMASTER AND MR LYON LEE, KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT MEMBER.
A SIMILAR SEMINAR FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS WAS HELD IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
ORPHANS RECEIVE CARE, ASSISTANCE FROM SWD *****
SEVEN ORPHANS IN YUEN LONG HAVE BEEN RECEIVING CARE AND ASSISTANCE FROM STAFF OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SINCE THE DEATH OF THE IR PARENTS IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN FEBRUARY.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOTALLING MORE THAN $79 000 FROM THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME AND THE TANG SHIU KIN/ HO TIM CHARITABLE FUND WAS GIVEN TO THE CHILDREN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE TRAGEDY.
SOCIAL WORKERS FROM THE YUEN LONG FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE HAVE MAINTAINED CONTACTS WITH THE CHILDREN AND THEIR RELATIVES SINCE THE ACCIDENT.
FIVE OF THE CHILDREN, AGED BETWEEN EIGHT AND 15 YEARS OLD, HAVE BEEN MADE WARDS OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
OTHER SERVICES FOR THE SEVEN CHILDREN INCLUDED REFERRALS FOR TUITION, HOME HELP SERVICE, COUNSELLING AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT.
MEANWHILE, READERS OF A CHINESE NEWSPAPER HAVE RAISED SOME $300 000 FOR THE WELFARE OF THE ORPHANS. THE MONEY HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
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