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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1987

HK OFFICIAL TO ATTEND ATOMIC ENERGY CONFERENCE

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MR JOHN

THE 31ST ATOMIC

PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, WILSON, WILL LEAVE FOR VIENNA TONIGHT (THURSDAY) TO ATTEND REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) WHICH STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 21.

THE MEETING WHICH MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IAEA WILL DISCUSS AMONG OTHER THINGS, MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION.

MR WILSON WILL ATTEND AS AN OBSERVER ATTACHED TO THE UK DELEGATION TO THE CONFERENCE.

COMPREHENSIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES OFFERED

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SPECIAL

MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,

SPENT ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT

$240

ON MILLION (THURSDAY) EDUCATION IN 1986/87 AND EVERY DOLLAR SPENT WAS WELL JUSTIFIED.

HIS

DURING REPRESENTATIVES

THE VISIT TO SPEAKING TO MEDIA EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PERTH STREET SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE, A FULL RANGE OF MR LAN SAID CHILDREN IN HONG KONG WERE PROVIDED WITH

AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, AND THAT THE MAJOR AIM WAS PREVENTION EARLY INTERVENTION.

IN EDUCATION, TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS

SCREENING PROGRAMME WAS CONDUCTED IN COMBINED

ALL MR LAN SAID A

86,000 CHILDREN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT PRIMARY ONE LEVEL, COVERING ABOUT EACH YEAR.

TESTS WHICH ARE THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES A SERIES OF SCREENING

OF THE PERSONNEL

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTERED BY TRAINED DETECT CHILDREN'S HEARING, VISION, SPEECH AND LEARNING PROBLEMS.

'ABOUT FIVE TO EIGHT PER CENT OF OR HAVE EITHER HEARING, VISION, SPEECH FURTHER ASSESSMENT BY RELEVANT PROFESSIONALS,

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CHILDREN ARE IDENTIFIED LEARNING PROBLEMS REQUIRING

MR LAN SAID.

TO

MEDICAL

SAID THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL REFERRALS FROM SERVICES AGENCIES, SCHOOLS AND PARENTS.

MR LAN APART FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMMES,

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALSO SOCIAL

PROFESSIONALS,

/"IN RECENT .............