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Friday, December 21, 1973

NEW CENTRE FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULATES

Exhibition of Special Teaching Aids

The Special Education Services Centre, which provides diagnostic

and remedial services for children with learning difficulties, will be opened by the Director of Education, Mr. J. Canning on January 3, 1974.

The Centre is on the second floor of Sir Ellis Kadoorie Government

Primary School (Western). It is run by the Education Department's

Special Education Section.

Coinciding with the opening is a three-day exhibition of special

teaching aids to be held at the adjacent Sai Ying Pum Government Primary

School.

Exhibits will include remedial and specially adapted materials designed for children with learning problems related to visual, auditory,

physical and speech handicaps and school failures,

"The exhibition will also show assessment and therapeutic materials

for children with learning difficulties and graded materials in relation to

curriculum development in special education," a spokesman for the Department

said.

He added: "Films on the education of children with learning

difficulties related to visual, auditory and physical handicaps and school

failures will also be shown."

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