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香港政府

GIS 新聞處

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1976

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

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HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WILL NO LONGER BE A BURDEN TO THEIR PARENTS OR SOCIETY IF THEY CAN RECEIVE EDUCATION LIKE OTHER CHILDREN AND THUS BE ABLE TO LEAD A SELF-SUPPORTING LIFE WHEN THEY GROW UP,

DURING THE LAST ACADEMIC YEAR, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRES OPERATED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HELPED OVER 5,000 CHILDREN SUSPECTED OF HAVING AN IMPAIRMENT OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER TC FIND OUT THE SOURCE OF TROUBLE AND SEEK REMEDIAL HELP ACCORDING- LY.

+ THE EARLIER PARENTS BRING THE IR CHILDREN TO OUR CENTRES FOR ASSESSMENT THE BETTER, MR. K.H. CHAN, PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES) SAID.

CHILDREN ARE REFERRED TO THE CENTRES BY VOLUNTARY WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS, DOCTORS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS.

THE TWO CENTRES, ONE IN SIR ELLIS KADOORIE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, HOSPITAL ROAD, HONG KONG, AND THE OTHER IN PERTH STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, PERTH STREET, KOWLOON, PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES INCLUDING AUDIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPEECH TESTING AND EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT.

+ONCE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED, MR. CHAN SAID, +WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE REMEDIAL WORK. AT THE CENTRES WE ALSO PROVIDE REMEDIAL SERVICES SUCH AS AUDITORY AND SPEECH TRAINING FOR HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN, SPEECH THERAPY, AND INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP WORK FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING OR BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS. PARENT COUNSELLING SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED. IF NECESSARY, CHILDREN ARE REFERRED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.+

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 35 SPECIAL SCHOOLS WHICH CATER FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. AT THESE SCHOOLS, HANDICAPPED CHILDREN RECEIVE AN EDUCATION AS CLOSE TO THAT OF ORDINARY CHILDREN AS PCSSIBLE. THE LESS HANDICAPPED ARE ABLE TO ATTEND SPECIAL CLASSES OR ORDINARY CLASSES WITH REMEDIAL TEACHING IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS.

/HOWEVER,

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191

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