THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1990
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LADY WILSON TOURS KOWLOON SCHOOLS
LADY WILSON SPENT THIS
(THURSDAY) MORNING VISITING
STUDENTS
AND TEACHERS AT TWO SCHOOLS IN KOWLOON.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE
ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SCHOOLS), MRS ALICE CHENG, LADY WILSON FIRST
KOK PRIMARY SCHOOL IN NGAU TAU ACTIVITY APPROACH SINCE 1972.
OF EDUCATION WENT ΤΟ SKH KEI HIN WHICH HAS SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED AN
THE
PARTICIPATED
LADY WILSON TALKED TO DURING A TOUR OF THE CLASSROOMS,
WAS TOLD THAT THE STUDENTS ACTIVELY IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION TO THEIR STUDIES.
CHILDREN.
SHE
SUBJECTS AND
SCHOOL AT CLEARWATER LADY WILSON LATER VISITED THE GOOD HOPE
BEING TAUGHT VARIOUS BAY ROAD WHERE SHE SAW STUDENTS WATCHED THE SCHOOL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA GROUP PRACTISING.
THE SCHOOL HAS 1,232 STUDENTS IN 36 CLASSES, AND HAS COMPRISING ACADEMIC, INTEREST AND SPORTS GROUPS.
60 CLUBS
EMPLOYERS URGED TO HIRE DISABLED
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL
WELFARE,
MR M.D.
CARTLAND,
TODAY
(THURSDAY) CALLED ON EMPLOYERS TO HIRE DISABLED PEOPLE.
MADE
WHEN
HE
MOBILE
NINE-MEMBER KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL
A VISITED THE APPEAL WAS CLEANSING TEAM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED TO WORK AT A BUILDING.
EMPLOYMENT SCHEME BEING SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
THE TEAM IS A MODEL OF THE SUPPORTED EXPERIMENTED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S UNIT, WHICH WAS SET UP LAST NOVEMBER.
"THE SCHEME IS AIMED OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE,
AT
WIDENING
THE
OF SCOPE
EMPLOYMENT
MR CARTLAND SAID.
SO
FIVE REGULAR THE TEAM HAD
FAR RECEIVED HE NOTED THAT
TRAINING COURSE ON EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AFTER ATTENDING A SIX-MONTH CLEANSING SERVICE AT THE KWUN TONG SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED.
"THE MEMBERS STARTED TAKING UP WORK LAST THEY HAD EARNED A TOTAL OF $10,400," HE SAID.
MONTH, DURING WHICH
OF FAVOURABLE
RESPONSE
FROM
THE
ANOTHER
CLEANSING TEAM
WAS
INDUSTRIAL BEING PLANNED,
AND
MR
COMMERCIAL SECTORS,
IN
VIEW
CARTLAND SAID.
FIVE
DURING THE VISIT, MR CARTLAND ALSO PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO
SUPPORT TO THE MOBILE CLEANSING
EMPLOYERS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR
TEAM.
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