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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1987
THE ANNUAL SEMINAR ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 150 TEACHERS WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS AND THE HANG SENG BANK.
REFERRING TO THE FIVE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH STANDARD-SIZE SCHOOL IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, MR FRENCH SAID THE ADDITIONAL GRADUATE TEACHER PROVIDED IN 1983 WAS SPECIFICALLY TO ENABLE SCHOOLS TO ALLOCATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CAREERS EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE TO THEIR TEACHING STAFF.
+THE YEAR ALSO SAW THE OPENING OF THE CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN ANNUAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE FOR CAREERS TEACHERS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, HE SAID.
+ALONGSIDE CAREERS EDUCATION, GUIDANCE WORK IS BEING PROMOTED IN SCHOOLS AND A SUGGESTED GUIDE ON GUIDANCE WORK IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.-
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+AT THE SAME TIME, A PILOT SCHEME - SCHOOLS SUPPORT SCHEME - AIMED TO STRENGTHEN GUIDANCE SERVICES IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS HAD BEEN LAUNCHED AND SERVICES AND EXPERTISE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS WERE ALSO AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE PROJECT, MR FRENCH SAID.
TO PROVIDE IN-SERVICE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUIDANCE TEACHERS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO SPONSORED COURSES TO BE RUN BY TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF WHICH THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAS OFFERED A CERTIFICATE COURSE IN SCHOOL COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR WHILE BOTH THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND THE
HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WOULD MOUNT SPECIAL COURSES FOR GUIDANCE TEACHERS IN AUGUST.
MORE WELFARE FACILITIES FOR YUEN LONG
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS ALWAYS PAID CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEEDS OF YUEN LONG, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 1987-89, MRS WONG ADDED THAT THERE WERE REGULAR REVIEWS OF THE EXISTING FACILITIES AS WELL AS PLANNING AHEAD AS HOW TO MEET THE NEEDS.
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