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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1978

STUDENT GUIDANCE SERVICE TO START NEXT WEEK

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SEVENTY-EIGHT STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS WHO HAVE JUST COMPLETED A THREE-MONTH TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL BEGIN WORK NEXT WEEK TO HELP 200,000 STUDENTS IN 350 PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH THEIR PROBLEMS.

THE STUDENT GUIDANCE SCHEME, STARTED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AIMS TO HELP STUDENTS WITH PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THEIR STUDIES, BEHAVIOUR OR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THESE STRESSES.

DURING THE LATTER STAGE OF THEIR TRAINING PROGRAMME, THE 78 STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS WERE STATIONED IN PAIRS IN 39 PRIMARY SCHOOLS EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR PRACTICAL WORK, SUPERVISED BY STAFF FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND BY EDUCATIONAL COUNCILLORS AND INSPECTORS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION AND STUDENT GUIDANCE SECTION.

GROUP DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WHERE THE STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS EXCHANGED VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES, AND DISCUSSED PROBLEMS WHICH THEY ENCOUNTERED DURING THEIR PRACTICAL TRAINING IN SCHOOLS.

A CLOSING CEREMONY TO MARK THE COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

MR. THOMAS LEE, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY AND ADDRESS THE GATHERING. MR. HO NGA-MING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PROFESSIONAL), WILL CHAIR THE PROCEEDINGS.

THE HEADS OF THE 350 PRIMARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME HAVE BEEN INVITED TO TOMORROW'S CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO COVER TOMORROW'S CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMME OF STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 11.30 A.M. IN THE HALL OF THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AT GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON. TV CREW PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, HAND-HELD CAMERAS SHOULD BE USED.

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