Two public consultation sessions will be conducted on June 12 (Wednesday) at the Hall, Grantham Campus of the Hong Kong Institute of Education at 42 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, and June 13 (Thursday) at Room G01, Hong Kong Teachers' Centre at 4 Pak Fuk Road, North Point, respectively. Both sessions will be held between 6 pm and 8 pm.
Presenting at the consultation sessions to hear views and suggestions will be Dr Tam Man-kwan, chairman of the Board of Education, and Professor Leslie Lo, chairman of the Sub-committee on Special Education.
School sponsors, serving school principals and teachers, practitioners in special education sector and related fields, and members of the public are invited to attend to give views and suggestions.
Copies of the report and the executive summary are being distributed at the Education Department's Reception Counter on the 10th floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai.
In addition, the Board of Education wishes to remind the public to submit their views and suggestions to Mrs Fanny Lam, the Board Secretary, at Room 1123, Education Department Headquarters, Wu Chung House, on or before July 8, 1996 (Monday).
Enquires about the consultation sessions may be directed to Mrs Mabel Mak, Senior Executive Officer on 2892 5793.
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· Fund for recreation invites applications for grants
The Sir David Trench Fund Committee is inviting applications for grants under its "1996 Recreation and Sports Activities for People in Employment" scheme.
The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to organisations for the purchase of equipment or instruments to encourage people in employment to take up recreational and sports activities.
Applicants must be registered trade unions or non-profit making bodies registered under the Societies Ordinance or the Companies Ordinance.