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SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1991

THE CHINESE COURSES WILL EACH LAST 16 WEEKS WHILE ENGLISH COURSES WILL EACH LAST 23 WEEKS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID NO FEES WILL BE CHARGED AND A TEACHER REFRESHER COURSE CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR COURSES.

GROUP DISCUSSIONS ARE VALUABLE CONSULTATION CHANNEL

TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES OF AIDED SCHOOLS WILL BE TALKING WITH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN THE NEXT SERIES OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO BE HELD IN MAY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THESE DISCUSSIONS HAD PROVED TO BE A VALUABLE CHANNEL OF CONSULTATION, WITH TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESSING FREELY THE VIEWS OF COLLEAGUES ON VARIOUS TOPICS OF CONCERN.

"IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY WERE GIVEN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT EDUCATION POLICIES AND THEIR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN VARIOUS WHITE PAPERS AND IN THE REPORTS OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

COMMITTFES AND

HE SAID THE DISCUSSIONS IN MAY WILL INCLUDE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND PARENTS, TEACHERS AND MANAGEMENT BETWEEN SCHOOLS.

ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, HE SAID THESE WILL INCLUDE LEAVE, OUTSIDE WORK AND PROMOTION.

CONTRACTS,

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT ANOTHER SEMINAR WITH TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES ON PROFESSIONALISM WILL BE HELD IN JUNE.

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