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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1975

MORE REDUNDANT TEACHERS REGISTER

WITH PLACEMENT SERVICE

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THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS SO FAR REGISTERED 189 OF THE 206 REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

THE REMAINDER AND ANY OTHER WHO ARE ELIGIBLE CAN REGISTER WITH THE SERVICE BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THIS MONTH. THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE KNOWN TO THE SERVICE TO BE REDUNDANT WILL BE RECEIVING REMINDERS ABOUT THIS BY MAIL IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

MEANWHILE, THE SUPERVISORS OF AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHERE THERE WILL BE TEACHING VACANCIES IN SEPTEMBER ARE GIVING PARTICULARS OF SUCH VACANCIES IN THEIR SCHOOLS TO THE PLACEMENT SERVICE.

THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE SERVICE, MR. DAVID LEUNG, EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE SUPERVISORS CONCERNED FOR THEIR QUICK RESPONSE AND CO-OPERATION.

WHEN ALL THE REDUNDANT TEACHERS HAVE BEEN FOUND ALTERNATIVE POSTS, LISTS OF THE REMAINING VACANCIES IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL BE SENT TO THE PRINCIPALS OF THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION FOR THE INFORMATION OF THEIR STUDENTS.

+THESE LISTS WILL PROBABLY BE AVAILABLE SOME TIME IN AUGUST SINCE THE PLACEMENT OF REDUNANT TEACHERS WILL TAKE MORE THAN A MONTH TO COMPLETE,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE ACCURATE ADVANCE PREDICTION VACANCIES, BUT AS FAR AS CAN BE ASCERTAINED, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL BE AT LEAST 350 AND THAT IN AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE AT LEAST 100. POSTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE.

+THE PROVISION OF THIS INFORMATION IN NO WAY CONSTITUTES ANY COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO GUARANTEE APPOINTMENT OR JOB PLACEMENT,+THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED.

WHILE THE DEPARTMENT WAS SYMPATHETIC AND WAS DOING ALL IT COULD TO HELP THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION STUDENTS, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT IT REMAINED THE RESPONSIBILTIY OF THE STUDENTS TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT ON THEIR OWN INITIATIVE.

THE PRINCIPALS OF THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DISPLAY LISTS OF VACANCIES PROMINENTLY ON NOTICE BOARDS.

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID1 +LISTS OF AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHICH WILL BE OPENING NEW CLASSES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE COLLEGES FOR POSTING ON THE NOTICE BOARDS.

+IT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT PRESENT TO SAY IN WHICH SUBJECTS THE VACANCIES WILL OCCUR OR THE EXACT NUMBER OF VACANCIES WHICH WILL BE FILLED BY GRADUATES OR NON-GRADUATES IN INDIVIDUAL AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS.+

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