TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1993
THE CENTRE, WHICH OPENED IN 1981, HAD BEEN PROMOTING, WITH RESOUNDING SUCCESS, EARLY INTERVENTION AND EARLY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR HEARING IMPAIRED PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION INTO NORMAL KINDERGARTENS.
TRAINING,
THE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE SPEECH AND AUDITORY SPEECH READING, PARENT GUIDANCE, AUDIOLOGICAL TESTING AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES.
ITS PROGRAMME, WHICH COMPRISED TWO PARTS, WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
WITH THE NEW EDUCATIONAL PROVISION, MRS PATTEN SAID MANY HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN FROM THE CENTRE WOULD BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE WHILE BRING INTEGRATED INTO NORMAL KINDERGARTEN.
THE FIRST PART OF THE PROGRAMME IS A TWO-YEAR COURSE IN WHICH INTENSIVE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE TRAINING, SPEECH-READING, AND PARENT GUIDANCE ARE PROVIDED.
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO CHILDREN'S ACQUISITION OF CLEAN AND INTELLIGIBLE SPEECH, LISTENING AND LIP-READING SKILLS AND THE ROLE OF PARENTS.
THE SECOND PART IS A THREE-YEAR FULL INTEGRATION PLUS REGULAR LANGUAGE TRAINING.
PROGRAMME
"SUCH A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH HAS PROVED TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESS, MRS PATTEN SAID.
SHE ALSO
HONG KONG FOR
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EXTENDED HER APPRECIATION TO THE COMMUNITY CHEST OF THEIR STAUNCH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CENTRE THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS.
"THROUGH GROWING
PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND
SERVICE, I AM SURE MORE HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN
SUPPORT OF THIS WILL BENEFIT FROM
IT,
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SHE ADDED.
DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES OFF TO BANGKOK FOR CONFERENCE
THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR JERRY LAM CHEK-YUEN, LEFT FOR BANGKOK TONIGHT (TUESDAY) TO ATTEND THE SOUTH-EAST ASIA '93 FIRE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION FROM TOMORROW TO FRIDAY (MAY 26 TO 28).
THE THREE-DAY EVENT, HOSTED BY THE ROYAL THAI POLICE FIRE BRIGADE, WILL INCLUDE TALKS ON FIRE PROTECTION BY PROFESSIONALS FROM USA, UK, THAILAND, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA AND HONG KONG.
THERE WILL BE GROUP
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
DISCUSSIONS AND AN EXHIBITION OF FIRE
ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CONFERENCE, MR LAM WILL GIVE A TALK ON FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG.
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