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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1992
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG IN REMEDIAL THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAN SAID UNDER THE SCHOOL-BASED
NO. PROGRAMME RECOMMENDED IN EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT SUPPORT
IN TEACHERS
IN SCHOOLS ENROLLING A HIGH PROPORTION OF STUDENTS LOWEST 10 PER CENT OF THE ABILITY RANGE WERE SCHEDULED TRAINING ON REMEDIAL TEACHING FROM SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.
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ABOUT 630 TEACHERS WILL UNDERGO THIS FOUR-WEEK TRAINING ON A BLOCK-RELEASE BASIS A YEAR.
SUPPLY TEACHERS WILL BE ENGAGED TO COVER THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE CHOSEN TO ATTEND THIS COURSE.
"THE COURSE CONTENT WILL FOCUS ON TEACHING AND THE USE OF RESOURCE MATERIALS,
THE SKILLS OF REMEDIAL MR CHAN SAID.
"WE EXPECT THAT, UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING, THESE
TEACHERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND WILL FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT IN DISCHARGING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES," HE ADDED.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN NORTHWESTERN NT MEET DEMAND
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EXISTING COMMUNITY SERVICE FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES ARE ON THE WHOLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING RATIOS TO MEET DEMAND, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN, MRS WONG SAID THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF WELFARE CLIENTS INCLUDING CHILDREN CENTRES, YOUTH CENTRES, SOCIAL CENTRES AND SERVICE CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY,
MULTI-
CENTRE
THE PLANNING RATIOS FOR THESE SERVICES ARE ONE CHILDREN AND ONE YOUTH CENTRE TO 20,000-30,000 GENERAL POPULATION; ONE SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY TO 3,000 ELDERLY PERSONS AGED 60 AND OVER; AND ONE MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY TO 25,000 PERSONS AGED 60 AND OVER.
THESE COMPARE WITH THE EXISTING RATIOS OF ONE CHILDREN CENTRE ΤΟ 23,946 GENERAL POPULATION; ONE YOUTH CENTRE ΤΟ 22,172 GENERAL POPULATION; ONE SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY TO 3,198 PERSONS AGED 60 AND OVER; AND ONE MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY ΤΟ 27,182 PERSONS AGED 60 AND OVER.
AS FOR REMOTE RURAL AREAS WHERE THE POPULATION DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN COMMUNITY SERVICE FACILITIES UNDER THE CURRENT PLANNING STANDARDS, MRS WONG SAID SMALLER SCALE FACILITIES MAY BE ESTABLISHED.
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NEARBY FACILITIES ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO EXTEND THEIR SERVICES REMOTE RURAL AREAS THROUGH OUTREACHING
THE RESIDENTS IN
PROGRAMMES, SHE ADDED.
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