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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1982

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS GIVEN MUCH ASSISTANCE HAYE

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GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN A GREAT DEAL OF ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS BUT THEY SOMETIMES FORGET TO GIVE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THE CREDIT FOR WHAT HAD BEEN DONE FOR THEM, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, DECLARED TODAY.

SPEAKING AT THE YUEN LONG PAK KAU ENGLISH SCHOOL SPEECH DAY, THE DIRECTOR DETAILED THE VARIOUS FORMS OF ASSISTANCE THE DEPARTMENT RENDERED TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

AT A DAY-TO-DAY WORK ING LEVEL, MR HAYE SAID THERE WERE THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS, AVAILABLE TO GIVE ADVICE ON VAR IOUS ASPECTS OF ADMINISTRATION OR SERVICES.

ON A MORE SPECIALISED LEVEL, THERE WERE THE SUBJECT INSPECTORS FROM THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE WHO COULD BE CALLED UPON TO ASSIST AND ADVISE IN ALL THE SUBJECTS OF THE CURRICULUM.

PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVE ALSO ACCESS TO THE VARIOUS TEACHING CENTRES WHERE THEY COULD MEET PROFESSIONAL AND DEPARTMENTAL STAFF TO UPGRADE THE IR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE.

THERE IS ALSO THE VISUAL EDUCATION SERVICE WHICH MAKES A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOLS AND THE MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICE UNIT, OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, TO HELP ALL TEACHERS LEARN TO MAKE AND USE SIMPLE AND COMPLEX TEACHING AIDS TO IMPROVE THEIR LESSONS.

OF ETV, MR HAYE REMINDED HIS AUDIENCE THAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES FORGET THAT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT, AND CONTINUE TO BE SPENT ON PROVIDING THIS IMPORTANT SERVICE TO PRIVATE AND OTHER SCHOOLS.

HE ADDED THAT WHEN THE SERVICE WAS INTRODUCED THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIED TELEVISION RECEIVERS AND VIDEO RECORDERS FREE OF CHARGE FOR PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH BOUGHT PLACES.

+THE SERVICE NOW COVERS PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY CLASSES IN ENGLISH, CHINESE, SOCIAL STUDIES, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE SUBJECTS THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. ABOUT 650 000 CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS SEE THESE PROGRAMMES.

*THE SERVICE IS NOW BE ING EXPANDED AND I AM HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT IN THE NEXT YEAR THERE WILL BE A 50 PER CENT INCREASE IN PROGRAMMES THAT PAK KAU AND OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE FOUND OF PARTICULAR VALUE - ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE SUBJECTS, THE DIRECTOR SAID.

THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SUPPLIED PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITH BOUGHT PLACES AN INDUCTION WIRE-FREE LOOP SYSTEM TO ASSIST IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AND OTHER SUBJECTS.

+OUR FIRST AIM IS, OF COURSE, TO IMPROVE ENGLISH, BUT THE LOOP SYSTEM CAN BE USED FOR CHINESE AND IMAGINATIVE TEACHERS CAN ALSO USE THE SYSTEM TO ENRICH OTHER SUBJECTS, MR HAYE SAID.