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SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1984

IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY-OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.

IF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY IS TO BE GRANTED BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY, THE EMPLOYER MUST NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY. IN THE CASE WHERE AN ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY IS TO BE GIVEN AFTER THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY, THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE NOTIFIED OF THE ARRANGEMENT AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE THE HOLIDAY.

IF BOTH EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE AGREE, ANY DAY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A STATUTORY HOLIDAY OR ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY MAY BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYEE AS A SUBSTITUTED HOLIDAY.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: FOR KOWLOON EAST 3-205638; KOWLOON WEST 3-201652; KOWLOON SOUTH 3-319454: KWUN TONG 3-898520; KWAI CHUNG 0-234496; TSUEN WAN 0-422096: TAI PO 0-6577111 EXT. 114: TUEN MUN 0-818443; HONG KONG ISLAND (WEST) 5-268671 AND HONG KONG ISLAND (EAST) 5-282213.

TWO-YEAR COURSES FOR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS

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KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR TWOW-YEAR PART-TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSES, WHICH WILL START IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE AWARDED THE STATUS OF +QUALIFIED KINDERGARTEN TEACHER+ AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S REGISTER OF TEACHERS.

THE COURSES ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO TYPES ONE TO BE CONDUCTED IN CHINESE AND THE OTHER IN ENGLISH,

THE ENGLISH COURSE, HOWEVER, WILL ONLY BE OPERATED IF THERE ARE SUFFICIENT SUITABLE APPLICANTS.

EACH TEACHER MAY APPLY FOR ONE COURSE ONLY, A SPOKESMA FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE COURSES, WHICH ARE FREE, WILL REQUIRE PARTICIPANTS TO ATTEND TWO THREE-HOUR SESSIONS PER WEEK.

THEY WILL COVER PROFESSIONAL, CURRICULUM AND GENERAL STUDIES PRESENTED THROUGH LECTURES, TUTORIALS, VISITS, WORKSHOPS AND SUPERVISION OF PRACTICAL TEACHING.

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