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SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1990
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SPECIALISE IN THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN THEY ARE OR WILL BE TEACHING.
ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE AWARDED A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE AND A SPECIAL ALLOWANCE.
QUALIFIED NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS WITH RECOGNISED INITIAL TEACHERS TRAINING QUALIFICATION AND THOSE CURRENTLY TEACHING OR SELECTED TO TEACH IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS OR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES ARE INVITED TO APPLY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT TEACHERS ADMITTED TO THE COURSES WILL BE RELEASED FROM NORMAL SCHOOL DUTIES DURING TRAINING.
SUPERVISORS OR HEADS OF SCHOOL MAY APPOINT SUPPLY TEACHERS ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS TO REPLACE THE TEACHERS UNDERGOING TRAINING.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY AND ITS SUB-OFFICE AT THE
BLACK KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, OR FROM THE SIR ROBERT
COLLEGE
EDUCATION.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS MAY 31.
OF
CALL TO HEED ELECTRICAL SAFETY
FACTORY PROPRIETORS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO ENSURE THE SAFE USE OF ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BY THEIR WORKERS.
IN A RECENT COURT CASE, THE PROPRIETOR OF A BLEACHING AND DYEING FACTORY WAS FINED $5,000 BY A FANLING MAGISTRATE FOR FAILING TO TAKE ADEQUATE PRECAUTION AGAINST ELECTRICAL HAZARDS, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF A WORKER.
THE WORKER WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE OPERATING A HYDROEXTRACTOR WITHOUT AN EARTHED METAL CASING.
UNDER THE FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (ELECTRICITY} REGULATIONS, IT IS THE DUTY OF A PROPRIETOR TO TAKE SUITABLE MEANS TO PREVENT ANY METAL WORK FROM BECOMING LIVE IN CASE OF POWER LRAKAGE,
OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $30,000.
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