TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1994
MAIN
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WIRES, 175,000 YEUNG
"EACH
INDIVIDUAL CABLE WILL BE FORMED BY 33,500 EACH MEASURING 5.38 MM IN DIAMETER AND WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF
ABOUT 4.5
MR. TIMES, KILOMETRES, ENOUGH TO CIRCLE THE EARTH SAID.
THE TSING
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IN
COMPLETION MA BRIDGE, WHICH IS ON SCHEDULF FOR WILL HAVE A MAIN SPAN OF 1.377 METRES MAKING 1997,
IT THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE WORLD CARRYING BOTH ROAD AND RAIL TRAFFIC.
THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO ANGLO-JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION JOINT VENTURE IN MAY 1992 AT A PRICE OF $7.1 BILLION.
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SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS FROM CHINA
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THE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) DREW ATTENTION TO A NUMBER OF REMEDIAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT WOULD HELP IMMIGRANT STUDENTS FROM CHINA OVERCOME LEARNING AND ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE SERVICES WERE ALSO AVAILABLE ΤΟ LOCAL STUDENTS, BUT SHOULD HELP IMMIGRANT STUDENTS
INTEGRATE INTO THE LOCAL EDUCATION SYSTEM.
HE
NOTED THAT IN VIEW OF THE INCREASE OF THE DAILY QUOTA FOR IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA, A LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WOULD ENTER HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTEM EACH YEAR.
"IT IS IMPORTANT THAT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS SHOULD GET KNOW THESE IMMIGRANT STUDENTS QUICKLY. LIKE LOCAL STUDENTS, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, EXPERIENCE, INTEREST AND APTITUDES.
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"PARENTS CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT ARE IMPORTANT, AND SHOULD BE ENLISTED FROM THE OUTSET. THEY SHOULD NOT BE CONTACTED ONLY WHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN TROUBLE. HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE ENCOURAGED то INFORM PARENTS OF WHAT THE SCHOOLS ARE DOING OR TRYING TO DO FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID STUDENTS WHO DID NOT SPEAK THE LOCAL DIALECT MAY EXPERIENCE ANXIETY AND FRUSTRATION AT NOT BEING ABLE то COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER STUDENTS OR PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
HE SAID INITIALLY, HEADS OF SCHOOLS SHOULD MAKE USE OF THE ALREADY AVAILABLE IN THEIR SCHOOLS TO HELP IMMIGRANT
SUPPORT SERVICES STUDENTS.
THE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE:
# SCHOOL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES
STUDENT GUIDANCE TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND GUIDANCE TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PERSONAL GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS. HEADS OF SCHOOLS MAY REFER NEWLY ADMITTED IMMIGRANT STUDENTS ΤΟ THEM FOR HELP.
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