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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1976

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS TO TOUR SPECIAL SCHOOLS

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DURING THE NEXT THREE DAYS NINE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL VISIT TEN SCHOOLS WHICH PROVIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION TO CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SOME DISABILITY OF MIND OR BODY.

TOMORROW MORNING, MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH, PROFESSOR M.A. BRIMER, MR. B. H. TISDALL, MR. S.F. BAILEY, REV. PETER WONG AND MR. CHARLES YEUNG WILL GO TO JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTRE, A SUBSIDISED RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN- EBENEZER SCHOOL AND HOME FOR THE BLIND, A SUBSIDISED CO-EDUCATIONAL WHOLE DAY BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN A RESOURCE CLASS AT PO LEUNG KUK COMMITTEE FELLOWSHIP ASSOCIATION NO. 2 KAP SHEN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND TWO SPECIAL CLASSES FOR SLOW LEARNING CHILDREN AT WONG CHUK HANG CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL.

ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MR. WONG WAN-TIN AND MR. BAILEY WILL VISIT YAU TONG MORNINGHILL SCHOOL, AN AIDED CO-EDUCATIONAL WHOLE DAY SCHOOL FOR MILDLY MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN- PRINCESS ALEXANDRA RED CROSS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, A SUBSIDISED RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN- AND FOUR SPECIAL CLASSES FOR PARTIALLY HEARING CHILDREN AT KAI TAK GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL.

ON THURSDAY MORNING, MR. FRANCIS Y.H. TIEN, MR. KAM MING-AH AND MR. BAILEY WILL TOUR THE HONG KONG SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, A SUBSIDISED CO-EDUCATIONAL WHOLE DAY RESIDENTIAL AND DAY SCHOOL FOR DEAF PUPILS- TSZ WAN SHAN RED CROSS SCHOOL, A SUBSIDISED WHOLE DAY PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND THREE SPECIAL CLASSES FOR PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN AT SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL.

THE CURRENT SERIES OF FAMILIARISATION VISITS, WHICH BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 2, IS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISITS. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER TOMORROW'S VISITS SHOULD BE AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTRE AT ABOUT 9.30 A.M.

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