WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1986
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GOOD RESPONSE TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SCHEME
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THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SCHEME HAS MET WITH A GOOD RESPONSE FROM HEADS OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PAULINE NG, MR CHAMBERS SAID ACCORDING TO A NUMBER OF SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN RECENT YEARS, THE SERVICE HAD BEEN VERY USEFUL IN HELPING SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH A VARIETY OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.
+IT HAS ALSO HELPED TO RELIEVE HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS OF SOME OF THE WORK INVOLVED IN DEALING WITH BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS,+ HE ADDED.
THE SURVEYS HAD ALSO INDICATED AREAS IN WHICH THE SERVICE COULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED.
+ IN THE LIGHT OF COMMENTS MADE BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, A WORKING GROUP WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE SECTOR AND SCHOOLS HAS BEEN SET UP TO REVIEW THE SERVICE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ITS LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT, MR CHAMBERS SAID.
+ THE WORKING GROUP HAS MET FOUR TIMES AND IS EXPECTED TO SUBMIT A REPORT LATER THIS YEAR.+
HE SAID THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICE WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND HELP PUPILS WHO HAD PROBLEMS IN THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TO ASSIST PUPILS TO MAKE THE MAXIMUM USE OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO PREPARE THEM FOR RESPONSIBLE ADULT LIVING.
THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS IN 1978, AND AT PRESENT THE SERVICE COVERED ABOUT 462 000 PUPILS IN 487 SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND 410 000 PUPILS IN 796 PRIMARY SCHOOL SESSIONS.
COURTEOUS MTR PASSENGERS CAN EASE RUSH HOUR DIFFICULTY
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MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY PASSENGERS CAN HELP EASE THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING OFF DURING RUSH HOURS BY EXERCISING A LITTLE COURTESY, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON HARNAM GREWAL, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CHIU HIN-KWONG, MR GREWAL SAID AS WITH OTHER MODES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, THE MTR WAS SUBJECTED TO HEAVY DEMAND DURING PEAK HOURS.
/+THE DIFFICULTY