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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1985

ESTABLISHED IN 1975, MORE THAN 3 500 REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ASSISTED BY THE UNIT TO SECURE ALTERNATIVE JOBS AS A RESULT OF THE DROP IN POPULATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE AS WELL AS A SHIFT OF POPULATION FROM URBAN AREAS TO THE NEW TOWNS.

+OUR 100 PER CENT SUCCESS RATE IS DUE TO THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS MOST GRATEFUL, + SAID SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, MR TSE KUM-SHING, WHO THIS YEAR HEADS THE PLACEMENT SERVICE UNIT,

MR TSE REMINDED TEACHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED LETTERS OF THE IR REDUNDANCY UNDER THE AGREED PRINCIPLE OF +LAST IN, FIRST OUT+ TO REGISTER WITH HIS UNIT ON THE SPECIFIED DATES IF THEY WISHED

REGISTRATION OF TO SECURE NEW TEACHING POSTS IN SEPTEMBER 1985. THE FIRST GROUP STARTS TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

HELPING MR TSE WITH HIS JOB IS A STAFF OF THREE, ALL EXPERIENCED OFFICERS IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WORK.

MR TSE SAID THAT THE SERVICE WAS NOT SIMPLY HELPING TEACHERS TO FIND NEW JOBS. THERE MIGHT BE RELATED PERSONAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED AND THESE HAD TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

HE EMPHASISED THAT REDUNDANT PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SHOULD REGISTER WITH THE PLACEMENT SERVICE UNIT, LOCATED ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 405 NATHAN ROAD. ALL WOULD BE HELPED WHETHER THEY ARE REGISTERED WITH A TEACHERS UNION OR ASSOCIATION OR NOT.

NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR YIN NGAI SOCIETIES ****

A CENTRAL OFFICE FOR THE CO-ORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES OF THE 24 YIN NGAI SOCIETIES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY, MAY 25.

THE YIN NGAI CENTRAL COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS AT LAI KOK PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL HAVE A CONFERENCE ROOM AND A REFERENCE LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS OF YIN NGAI SOCIETIES, GROUPS FORMED MAINLY BY HOUSEWIVES TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION

IN DISTRICT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

/IT WILL