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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1980

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SEES GROUP DISCUSSIONS IN SESSION

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR KENNETH TOPLEY TODAY (MONDAY) SAW TWO OF THE SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS IN SESSION HELD BETWEEN AIDED SCHOOLS TEACHERS AND SENIOR STAFF OF HIS DEPARTMENT IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.

FIRST HE WENT TO THE BUDDHIST WONG FUNG LING COLLEGE AT EASTERN HOSPITAL ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY WHERE HE TALKED TO TEACHERS AND LISTENED TO THE IR VIEWS REGARDING COMMUNICATION AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR TEACHERS.

LATER THE DIRECTOR VISITED ANOTHER GROUP AT THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS LO YU CHIK PRIMARY SCHOOL AT PITT STREET, KOWLOON.

SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALSO PAID SIMILAR VISITS TO THE 26 GROUP DISCUSSIONS HELD TODAY AT VARIOUS CENTRES IN SCHOOLS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THESE INFORMAL GROUP DISCUSSIONS CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE AIM TO FURTHER IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND THE TOPICS UNDER DISCUSSION HAD BEEN RAISED BY THE TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM AIDED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

THE TOPICS INCLUDED COMMUNICATION AMONG TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND PARENTS- LEAVE AND SUPPLY TEACHERS= PROVIDENT FUND- TEACHER-CLASS RATIO SALARY STRUCTURE AND PROMOTION- AND FRINGE BENEFITS AS ENJOYED BY GOVERNMENT SCHOOL TEACHERS.

AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ALSO DISCUSSED STUDENT GUIDANCE - OUTSIDE WORK- MORAL AND SEX EDUCATION- TEACHING PERIODS AND TIMETABLE ARRANGEMENTS.

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