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SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1986
MR CHUI EXPECTED THAT DEMAND FOR MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES WOULD BE MET BY THE BEGINNING OF THE 90'S.
THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF THE ELDERLY AGED OVER 60 IS EXPECTED TO REACH 740 000 BY 1990 AS AGAINST 610 000 IN 1985 AND 480 000 IN 1980.
MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES PROVIDE A VENUE FOR THE ELDERLY AND OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE TO THE AGED INCLUDING HOME HELP INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING, LAUNDRY, GROUP ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 10 MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES TERRITORY-WIDE, FOUR OF THEM IN THE NT - YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN, KWAI CHUNG AND TA PO. MR CHUI SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S LONG-TERM TARGET WAS TO PROVIDE ONE MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY IN EACH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT, AND IN THE CASE OF DENSELY POPULATED DISTRICTS, ONE CENTRE FOR EVERY 250 000 POPULATION.
HE SAID THAT. THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY AND THAT IT WAS EXISTING GOVERNMENT POLICY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE AGED 60 AND ABOVE TO ENSURE THAT THEIR DAILY NECESSITIES ARE MET. TURNING TO THE OVERALL SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY, MR CHUI SAID, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES PROVIDE VARIOUS TYPES OF SERVICES ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES, RECREATION AND LEISURE, AND HOME HELP.
RETRAINING COURSE FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS OFFERED
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PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADS ARE ASKED TO NOMINATE STAFF TO ATTEND RETRAINING COURSES FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS TO BE RUN BY THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE FOR EDUCATION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
THE FOUR IDENTICAL, EIGHT-WEEK COURSES AIM TO ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH MODERN METHODS AND APPROACHES IN PRIMARY TEACHING, NEW CONCEPTS IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND TO PROMOTE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE USE OF RESOURCES.
THE MAIN EMPHASIS OF EACH COURSE IS ON PRACTICAL ASPECTS, DESIGNED TO HELP TEACHERS IMPLEMENT THE ACTIVITY APPROACH AND DEVELOP MODERN METHODS IN PROGRAMMED LEARNING, TEAM TEACHING, REMEDIAL TEACHING AND MIXED ABILITY GROUPING.
/THE PROGRAMME