SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1991
"TREE PLANTING TRADITIONALLY
CONNOTES FAITH IN THE FUTURE. CREDIT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE ROTARIANS WHO HAVE ORGANISED THIS EVENT. YOU ARE URGING US TO BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
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OFF THE
MR ARTHUR AU SAID THE TREE PLANTING ACTIVITY TODAY STARTED THE ROTARIANS' DETERMINATION TO PRESERVE THE PLANET EARTH AND GUARDIAN OF OUR HABITAT.
ED TO LAUNCH PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR TEACHERS
THE PLACEMENT SERVICE UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL AGAIN LAUNCH FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) AN ANNUAL EXERCISE TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS ΤΟ OBTAIN NEW TEACHING POSTS.
FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1975, THE PLACEMENT SERVICE AIMS ΤΟ HELP REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS SEEK EMPLOYMENT AS A RESULT OF THE DROP IN SCHOOL ENROLMENT IN SOME PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND A SHIFT OF POPULATION FROM URBAN AREAS TO NEW TOWNS.
THE UNIT HAS HELPED ABOUT 6,000 SUCH TEACHERS IN SECURING TEACHING POSTS OVER THE PAST YEARS.
"WE WILL BE GIVING THESE TEACHERS FULL ASSISTANCE AGAIN THIS YEAR. OUR 100 PER CENT SUCCESS RATE OVER THE PAST YEARS OWES MUCH TO THE SUPPORT AND
AND CO-OPERATION OF SCHOOL HEADS AND THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS MOST GRATEFUL, SAID SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, MR LIU TSO-TIM, WHO HEADS THE PLACEMENT SERVICE UNIT THIS YEAR.
THE UNIT, STAFFED BY A TEAM OF FOUR OFFICERS FROM THE SCHOOLS DIVISION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, IS LOCATED IN ROOM 703, SEVENTH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD.
REDUNDANT TEACHERS ARE REQUESTED ΤΟ REGISTER WITH THE UNIT BETWEEN MAY 17 24 (9 AM 12.45 PM AND 2.15 PM
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THE SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
MAY 17 (FRIDAY)
MAY 20 (MONDAY)
MAY 21 (TUESDAY)
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4.45 PM).
FOR TEACHERS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES (SAI KUNG AND ISLANDS)
FOR TEACHERS IN KOWLOON (KWỤN TONG AND YAU TSIM)
FOR TEACHERS IN KOWLOON (WONG TAI SIN, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO AND KOWLOON
CITY)
MAY 22