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Saturday, August 11, 1973

GUIDANCE SCHEME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADUATES

A guidance scheme for primary school graduates in West Kowloon

district is to be inaugurated on Sunday (August 12).

The scheme is one of the projects organised by the recently

established Children and Youth Guidance Council in the area, which represents

76 schools, church groups and organisations in Tai Hang Tung, Tai Hang Sai,

Shek Kip Mei and Yau Yat Chuen.

According to Miss Lilian Wong, Warden of the Social Welfare Department's

Tai Hang Tung Community Centre from where the scheme will operate, 300

primary school graduates have registered to participate.

Explaining the objectives of the scheme, Miss Wong said the aim

was to help those students who could not get a place in aided schools and

who were too young for jobs.

"If any wanted to continue studying they would be helped with

scholarships and advice on the best ways of going about it," she said.

For those who do not, the scheme will provide counselling on

questions of employment such as pre-vocational or apprenticeship training.

Another group for which help will be provided is those students who

will be going into English secondary schools from Chinese primary schools.

"These children will have to adjust to a new environment and the

scheme will help them to overcome any problems they may face," Miss Wong said.

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