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IN CONGRATULATING THE 70 RECIPIENTS ON THEIR OUTSTANDING DISPLAYS OF CITIZENSHIP, MR HINDHAUGH SAID THEIR ACTS HAD NOT ONLY BEEN OF DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO ENCOURAGE THE POLICE IN THEIR UNREMITTING WORK AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO ACT AGAINST CRIME IN THE SAME DECISIVE AND RESPONSIBLE WAY,'' HE SAID,

A FIGHT CRIME CONCERT BY POPULAR SINGERS, MISS CARMEN WONG AND MR TERENCE TSOI WAS HELD AFTER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCE.

MR CHAN PAK-KEUNG OF HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (HKGCC) AND MR DAVID CHIU TAT-CHEONG, DIRECTOR OF ASIA TELEVISION LIMITED (ATV) ALSO OFFICATED AT TODAY'S GOOD CITIZENS AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE POLICE, HKGCC AND ATV.

TRAINING COURSE IN TEACHING HANDICAPPED OFFERED *****

SPECIAL SCHOOL WORKSHOP AND TRADE INSTRUCTORS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR A TWO-YEAR PART-TIME IN-SERVICE COURSE IN TEACHING AND INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF WORKING WITH THE HANDICAPPED IN THE FORTHCOMING ACADEMIC YEAR STARTING OCTOBER.

THE COURSE, RUN BY THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, IS AIMED AT EQUIPPING PARTICIPANTS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF VARIOUS HANDICAPS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS AND THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES AS THEY APPLY TO HANDICAPPED ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS.

IN ADDITION, THE COURSE WILL HELP PARTICIPANTS LEARN THE TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING TECHNICAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS TO HANDICAPPED PERSONS AND PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES APPROPRIATE FOR THOSE IN THE VOCATION OF TEACHING HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

CONTENTS OF THE COURSE WILL COVER STUDIES IN EDUCATION PRINCIPLES, THE NEEDS OF THE HANDICAPPED AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING THE HANDICAPPED, VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND TOOLS ADAPTATION.

APART FROM LECTURES AND TUTORIALS, TEACHING DEMONSTRATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL VISITS WILL ALSO FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMME.

THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE WILL PROVIDE TEACHING SUPERVISION AT EACH PARTICIPANT'S WORK-PLACE.

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ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS WILL BE AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE ON SPECIALISATION IN TECHNICAL SUBJECTS INSTRUCTION FOR THE HANDICAPPED.

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