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"The guidelines also suggest that a self-learning corner can be set up if it has not been done yet for all children. Such an arrangement will also help increase English exposure for children from China by making available to them a range of self-learning materials. These may include audio materials, junior class books, worksheets, for example, those accumulated from the implementation of the Activity Approach, and a self-learning package to be released by the Education Department soon."
The spokesman added that the guidelines are also good reference for those voluntary agencies which have been commissioned by the Education Department to run the free-of-charge English Extension Programme for these children.
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Deadline for deafness compensation applications extended
Eligible employees who have missed the deadline to apply for compensation under the Occupation Deafness Compensation Scheme may submit their applications from today (Friday) until June 30, 1997.
The extension of the deadline was contained in the Occupational Deafness (Compensation) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996 published in the gazette today. The original deadline for applications was June 30, 1996.
A spokesman for the Labour Department said the amending Ordinance was aimed at extending the deadline for application to June 30 next year enabling employees who had inadvertently missed the deadline especially those who were away from Hong Kong to submit their applications.
The spokesman said: "The Occupational Deafness Compensation Scheme, which came into operation on July 1, 1995, provides compensation to employees suffering from noise-induced deafness by reason of their employment.
"To be eligible for applying compensation, employees who suffer occupational deafness should have at least 10 years of employment in aggregate in any of the 17 specified noisy occupations in Hong Kong.