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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1983

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+THIS DEPARTMENT NOW OFFERS A TOTAL OF SEVEN ELECTIVES, RANGING FROM THE EDUCATION OF SLOW LEARNING CHILDREN TO THE MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS,+ HE SAID.

DURING TODAY'S CEREMONY, MR KAYE ALSO OPENED AN EXHIBITION DEPICTING THE TYPE OF TRAINING STUDENT TEACHERS NOW RECEIVED IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.

+ IT IS HOPED THAT THIS EXHIBITION WILL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH BETTER INSIGHT INTO THE WORK AND CURRICULUM OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND BRING ABOUT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN TEACHERS, SCHOOL HEADS, PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC,+ MR HAYE NOTED.

POSTER DESIGNS FOR DISPLAY

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ABOUT 80 ENTRIES OF A REHABILITATION POSTER DESIGN CONTEST, HELD RECENTLY IN MONG KOK, WILL BE PUT ON DISPLAY ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 13).

THE EXHIBITION, TO BE HELD FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM AT THE MASS TRANS IT RAILWAY ARGYLE STATION CONCOURSE, WILL INCLUDE 12 WINNING ENTRIES OF THE CONTEST.

ALTOGETHER 200 ENTRIES WERE RECEIVED FOR THE CONTEST ORGANISED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD TO HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED.

A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY: THE GOOD RESPONSE TO THE DESIGN CONTEST REFLECTS THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE HANDICAPPED'S NEED FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY.+

THE CONTEST WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS FOR PRIMARY, SECONDARY, POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS, ADULTS, AND A JOINT ENTRY BY THE ABLE-BODIED AND THE DISABLED,

THE 12 WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN REHABILITATION NEXT WEEK TO COMPETE WITH THOSE FROM THE OTHER 17 DISTRICTS.

ON SUNDAY, A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL ALSO BE HELD. THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STANLEY WONG, WILL PRESENT. PRIZES TO THE WINNERS.

NOTE TO EDITORS -

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE MONG KOK REHABILITATION POSTER DESIGN CONTEST AT 10.15 AM ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 13) AT THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ARGYLE STATION CONCOURSE.

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