SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1989
COLLEGE PLAYS IMPORTANT ROLE IN TEACHER TRAINING
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, TODAY (SATURDAY) PRAISED THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR ITS TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION IN TEACHER TRAINING OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS.
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SPEAKING AT THE COLLEGE'S GOLDEN JUBILEE DINNER PARTY, MR LI SAID THAT BY ORGANISING INITIAL, ADVANCED, AND REFRESHER COURSES, COLLEGE HAD PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN RAISING BOTH THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF TEACHERS.
HE NOTED THAT MORE THAN 13,000 TEACHERS HAD GRADUATED FROM THE COLLEGE SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1939, MANY OF WHOM HAD TAKEN UP KEY POSTS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE EDUCATION SECTOR.
MR LI ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE COLLEGE'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOR ESTABLISHING A PRIMARY SCHOOL 28 YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS AMONG THE FIRST BATCH OF SCHOOLS USING THE "ACTIVITY APPROACH".
INAUGURATION OF FIRST ELDERLY ROAD SAFETY PATROL
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED MOTORISTS TO GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SENIOR CITIZENS WHEN I DRIVING ON THE ROAD.
HE ALSO CALLED ON THE ELDERLY TO HEED ROAD SAFETY ADVICE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE INAUGURATION OF THE FIRST: ELDERLY ROAD SAFETY PATROL OF THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, MR LEUNG SAID THAT DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1989, HALF OF THE VICTIMS WHO DIED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WERE OVER 60 YEARS OLD.
"TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS CARRIED OUT IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT TRAFFIC BLACKSPOTS.
"THE MEASURES TAKEN INCLUDE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND ADJUSTING THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS SO THAT PEDESTRIANS CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO CROSS THE ROAD.
"THROUGH THE MASS MEDIA, THE GOVERNMENT ALSO REMINDED MOTORISTS AND GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
TO PAY ATTENTION TO ROAD CONDITIONS SENIOR CITIZENS CROSSING THE ROAD, HE SAID.
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