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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1990

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LADY WILSON TOURS KOWLOON SCHOOLS

LADY WILSON SPENT THIS

(THURSDAY) MORNING VISITING

STUDENTS

AND TEACHERS AT TWO SCHOOLS IN KOWLOON.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE

ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SCHOOLS), MRS ALICE CHENG, LADY WILSON FIRST

KOK PRIMARY SCHOOL IN NGAU TAU ACTIVITY APPROACH SINCE 1972.

OF EDUCATION WENT ΤΟ SKH KEI HIN WHICH HAS SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED AN

THE

PARTICIPATED

LADY WILSON TALKED TO DURING A TOUR OF THE CLASSROOMS,

WAS TOLD THAT THE STUDENTS ACTIVELY IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION TO THEIR STUDIES.

CHILDREN.

SHE

SUBJECTS AND

SCHOOL AT CLEARWATER LADY WILSON LATER VISITED THE GOOD HOPE

BEING TAUGHT VARIOUS BAY ROAD WHERE SHE SAW STUDENTS WATCHED THE SCHOOL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA GROUP PRACTISING.

THE SCHOOL HAS 1,232 STUDENTS IN 36 CLASSES, AND HAS COMPRISING ACADEMIC, INTEREST AND SPORTS GROUPS.

60 CLUBS

EMPLOYERS URGED TO HIRE DISABLED

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL

WELFARE,

MR M.D.

CARTLAND,

TODAY

(THURSDAY) CALLED ON EMPLOYERS TO HIRE DISABLED PEOPLE.

MADE

WHEN

HE

MOBILE

NINE-MEMBER KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL

A VISITED THE APPEAL WAS CLEANSING TEAM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED TO WORK AT A BUILDING.

EMPLOYMENT SCHEME BEING SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT

THE TEAM IS A MODEL OF THE SUPPORTED EXPERIMENTED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S UNIT, WHICH WAS SET UP LAST NOVEMBER.

"THE SCHEME IS AIMED OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE,

AT

WIDENING

THE

OF SCOPE

EMPLOYMENT

MR CARTLAND SAID.

SO

FIVE REGULAR THE TEAM HAD

FAR RECEIVED HE NOTED THAT

TRAINING COURSE ON EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AFTER ATTENDING A SIX-MONTH CLEANSING SERVICE AT THE KWUN TONG SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED.

"THE MEMBERS STARTED TAKING UP WORK LAST THEY HAD EARNED A TOTAL OF $10,400," HE SAID.

MONTH, DURING WHICH

OF FAVOURABLE

RESPONSE

FROM

THE

ANOTHER

CLEANSING TEAM

WAS

INDUSTRIAL BEING PLANNED,

AND

MR

COMMERCIAL SECTORS,

IN

VIEW

CARTLAND SAID.

FIVE

DURING THE VISIT, MR CARTLAND ALSO PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO

SUPPORT TO THE MOBILE CLEANSING

EMPLOYERS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR

TEAM.

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