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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1989

ON NOVEMBER 21 THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAD DECLARED THE BUILDING LIKELY TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

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PART OF

MR YEUNG SAID THIS WAS A SORRY SAGA, WHOSE ONLY REDEEMING FEATURE WAS ITS UNIQUENESS.

BY

"IN MITIGATION I CAN ONLY POINT TO THE COMPLICATIONS CAUSED THE REPROVISIONING PROPOSAL AND THE EXISTENCE OF A SEPARATE EXTENSION PROJECT, HE SAID.

MEANWHILE, SUITABLE TEMPORARY PREMISES FOR THE SCHOOL HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED IN A NEARBY HOUSING ESTATE, HE SAID.

"THESE SHOULD BE FITTED OUT AND READY FOR USE WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS.

'DURING THIS PERIOD THE SCHOOL WILL NEED TO OPERATE AS BEST CAN IN THOSE PARTS OF ITS PRESENT BUILDINGS WHICH ARE NOT DANGEROUS.

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"IN THE LONGER TERM THE SCHOOL WILL BE REPROVISIONED,

HE

CONCLUDED.

GOVT'S APPROACH AIMED AT POSITIVE, REWARDING EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

THE GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH IS TO PROCESS IS AS POSITIVE AND REWARDING AS

TOWARDS SCHOOLS, AND THAT TENDENCIES IDENTIFIED, AND STUDENTS AT RISK GIVEN THESE TENDENCIES HARDEN INTO VIOLENCE.

ENSURE THAT THE EDUCATIONAL POSSIBLE FOR ALL DELINQUENT APPROPRIATE

CHILDREN IN BEHAVIOUR CAN BE GUIDANCE, BEFORE

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON K.Y. YEUNG, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MICHAEL CHENG, CONCERNING CASES OF WOUNDING COMMITTED IN SCHOOLS BY STUDENTS WITH INCLINATION TO VIOLENCE.

AN

MR YEUNG SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PREPARING A

ΤΟ EMPHASISE THE SERIES OF SEMINARS FOR SCHOOL HEADS,

MESSAGE THAT THE BEST WAY OF PREVENTING DELINQUENT

WAS TO GENERATE A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE IN SCHOOLS.

BEHAVIOUR

"THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MUST CONTINUE TO LIE WITH TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, HE SAID.

OF THE

MR YEUNG NOTED THAT A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE AUSPICES FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HAD IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR ENHANCED TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN THE AREAS OF DELINQUENCY IDENTIFICATION AND

PREVENTION.

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