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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1983

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JOBS FOUND FOR REDUNDANT TEACHERS

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ALL OF THE 401 REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS, WHO REGISTERED WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PLACEMENT SERVICE IN MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

+THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THE MANY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION TO BRING THIS ABOUT,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1975 TO ASSIST REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN SEEKING ALTERNATIVE JOBS AS A RESULT OF THE DROP IN POPULATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE AS WELL AS A SHIFT OF POPULATION FROM THE URBAN AREAS TO THE NEW TOWNS.

SINCE 1975, THE SERVICE HAS HELPED A TOTAL OF 3 137 REDUNDANT TEACHERS TO SECURE ALTERNATIVE TEACHING POSTS. LAST YEAR THE NUMBER OF REDUNDANT TEACHERS WAS 271.

MUSIC STUDENT LEAVES FOR UK

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THE 1983 WINNER OF THE LADY MACLEHOSE PRIZE, MR CHOW LAP- CHUNG HAS JUST LEFT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM TO ATTEND THE DARTINGTON SUMMER SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT DEVON.

THE PRIZE, IN THE FORM OF A TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP, IS AWARDED EACH YEAR TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING SECOND-YEAR MUSICIAN ATTENDING THE HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.

THE PRIZE THIS YEAR AMOUNTS TO $15 000 AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

THE PRIZE WILL ENABLE THE SELECTED STUDENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS TO ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOLS AND MUSIC FESTIVALS IN EUROPE OR NORTH AMERICA.

MR CHOW, A 19-YEAR-OLD SECOND-YEAR VIOLIN STUDENT OF THE CONSERVATORY AND A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (A) WILL ATTEND THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL AFTER COMPLETING THE SUMMER COURSE.

MR CHOW HAS BEEN PLAYING THE VIOLIN FOR ELEVEN YEARS AND IS ALSO GOOD AT SOME CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

HE WAS A PRIZE WINNER OF THE 1981 HONG KONG SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL AND WAS ALSO AWARDED A JOCKEY CLUB MUSIC FUND SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR.

MR CLIVE OXLEY, MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR AND ACTING DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, WAS AT THE AIRPORT TO BID MR CHOW FAREWELL.

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