SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1985,
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CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO TOUR EASTERN
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TWENTY-FIVE GRADUATES FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, WHO ARE ON A PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION STUDY TOUR, WILL VISIT EASTERN DISTRICT TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON DURING THEIR BRIEF STAY IN HONG KONG.
THE TOUR WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCES IN CITY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER URBAN MATTERS.
THEY WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG, BY ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICERS, DR SIMON VICKERS AND MR VINCENT LEUNG.
THE STUDENTS WILL TOUR THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, THE LAI TAK TSUEN AND NGAR CHOI HANG SQUATTER VILLAGES TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING, AND TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO LIVING CONDITIONS IN HILLSIDE SQUATTERS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, AND THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S THREE SUB-COMMITTEES, WILL ALSO MEET THE GROUP TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF GENERAL INTERESTS.
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TEACHING TEACHERS ABOUT PUPILS' PROBLEMS
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ABOUT 600 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL ATTEND
A THREE-DAY COURSE ON UNDERSTANDING AND HANDLING PUPILS' PROBLEMS IN THE CLASSROOM+ STARTING MONDAY (JULY 15).
THE COURSE, ORGANISED BY THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF THE HOMANTIN GOVERNMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL'
AIMED AT HELPING TEACHERS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS OF PUPILS IN THE CLASSROOM AND TO DISCUSS VARIOUS WAYS OF HANDLING SUCH PROBLEMS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING, THE COURSE WILL ALSO PROVIDE UP- TO-DATE INFORMATION ON SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
RESPONSE TO THE COURSE BY TEACHERS WAS VERY ENCOURAGING AS THOSE HAVING SUCH PUPILS IN THE IR CLASSES WOULD FIND THE COURSE PARTICULARLY USEFUL, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
AS A RESULT, THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS ACCEPTED FOR THE COURSE HAD INCREASED REMARKEDLY FROM 200 TO 600, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TALKS DURING THE THREE-DAY COURSE WILL INCLUDE STUDENT GUIDANCE SERVICE IN SCHOOLS, HOW TO HELP PUPILS WITH LEARNING PROBLEMS OR WITH BEHAVIOUR AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN HELPING SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN HONG KONG.