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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985
A PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR OF THE CENTRE, MRS WINNIE CHAN, TOLD BOARD MEMBERS THAT THE CENTRE OFFERED TWO KINDS OF SERVICE ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIAL SERVICES.
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ASSESSMENT SERVICES INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF TESTS ON VISUAL, HEARING, SPEECH, LEARNING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE FOR CHILDREN.
THE CENTRE ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING AND THERAPHY FOR CHILDREN WHEN THEIR DEFECTS ARE DETECTED, AND PARENTS WOULD BE GIVEN ADVICE ON HOW TO HANDLE THEIR CHILDREN, MRS CHAN SAID.
THE PERTH STREET CENTRE IS ONE OF THREE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTRES RUN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS THE FIFTH DEPARTMENT THE DISTRICT BOARD VISITED SINCE THIS TERM BEGAN IN APRIL IN A PROGRAMME TO LEARN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT MACHINERY.
COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS BUDGET *****
BUDGETARY MATTERS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WILL BE THE KEY ISSUE WHEN URBAN COUNCIL'S KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE MEET AGAIN TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING.
THE COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MR WALTER SULKE, WILL ALSO REVIEW AND CONSIDER A NUMBER OF REPORTS AND PAPERS, INCLUDING THE CAMPAIGN'S STRATEGY FOR 1986 AND PARTICIPATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME WHICH IS, AT PRESENT, EXCLUSIVE TO POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY.
THE MEETING, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WILL START AT 8.30 AM AT ROOM 2, FOURTH FLOOR, URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EDINBURGH PLACE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.
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