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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1986

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT IN RECENT YEARS A FIREWORKS DISPLAY HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF LUNAR NEW YEAR ACTIVITIES ENJOYED BY THE PUBLIC.

+ IT HAS THEREFORE BEEN DECIDED THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE VETTING COMMITTEE ON FIREWORKS DISPLAYS ACCEPTING CHINA RESOURCES' OFFER OF SPONSORSHIP SHOULD BE ENDORSED. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT NO OTHER SPONSORSHIP APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS THE URBAN COUNCIL WOULD BE INVITED TO CO-ORGANISE THE EVENT.

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GUIDANCE WORK IN SCHOOLS STRENGTHENED ******

A GUIDE FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE GUIDANCE SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS.

THE PUBLICATION, PRODUCED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GIVES A NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS, INCLUDING HOW TO ORGANISE GUIDANCE WORK AT SCHOOL AND STATING THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS A GUIDANCE TEACHER SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH.

IT ALSO DESCRIBES THE KIND OF +INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES+ THAT CAN BE DEVISED TO HELP STUDENTS WITH PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS EXPLAINING THE BACK-UP SERVICES OR RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS SHOULD FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE GUIDE AND INFORM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN WHICH AREAS THEY EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES IN CARRYING OUT THEIR WORK.

THE CONTENTS OF THE GUIDE WOULD BE REVIEWED IN A YEAR IN THE LIGHT OF COMMENTS RECEIVED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

FOR EFFECTIVE MONITORING OF THE SCHEME, SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO KEEP RECORDS AND STATISTICS AND TO SUBMIT THEM AND OTHER RELATED DATA TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DURING THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS SUGGESTED IN THE GUIDE.

TO ENABLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON HOW GUIDANCE WORK CAN BE STRENGTHENED IN SCHOOLS, A SERIES OF SEMINARS ON GUIDANCE WORK WILL BE HELD ON FOUR SUCCESSIVE SATURDAYS FROM NOVEMBER 15 AT QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, KOWLOON.

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