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SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1991

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

MR PO, 40, JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS AN IN 1978. HE HAS SERVED IN A NUMBER OF POLICY BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS,

SECRETARIAT, OMELCO, INCLUDING

THE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH AND THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH.

GOVERNMENT THE

HE HAD SERVED AS ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER

(ΤΑΙ OFFICER LATE 1970'S AND WAS ASSISTANT DISTRICT TO 1981.

(ISLANDS) IN THE PO) FROM 1980

MR PO'S LAST POSTING WAS SECRETARY

OF THE POLICE

COMPLAINTS

COMMITTEE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPH OF MR PO PUI-LEONG FROM THE GIS NEWSROOM.

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COLLECTION

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SCHOOLS INVITED TO JOIN EXTENSIVE READING SCHEME

* *

NINETEEN PUBLIC SECTOR SECONDARY

SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN SELECTED

FOR PHASE 1 OF THE EXTENSIVE READING SCHEME IN ENGLISH (SECONDARY 1-3) STARTING THIS SEPTEMBER.

SAID DEPARTMENT

THE READING EDUCATION THE A SPOKESMAN FOR

ΤΟ SCHEME, WHICH HAS BEEN WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS IMPROVE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, WILL BE EXTENDED TO 200 SCHOOLS UNDER SEVEN-YEAR PHASED PROGRAMME.

SCHOOLS ARE NOW BEING INVITED TO APPLY FOR THE 1992 PHASE.

EXPLAINED

RESULTED

IN

A

A

READING THAT A WELL-ORGANISED

IN READING INCREASE RAPID

IN WRITING ABILITY

THE SPOKESMAN

COMPREHENSION WHICH WOULD LEAD TO AN IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAMME USUALLY

AND OTHER SKILLS.

"IN ADDITION, THE LEARNING," HE SAID.

HELPS PROGRAMME

TO PROMOTE PUPIL-CENTRED

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH:

*

A SET OF 400 BOOKS GRADED INTO RIGHT LEVELS;

A SET OF 120 READING CARDS AT TWO LEVELS FOR LOWER ABILITY, AND

READING AND TEACHING AIDS.

STUDENTS

WITH

*

THE SPOKESMAN

SAID

SPECIALIST

SUPPORT

WILL BE

OFFERED

ΤΟ

SERVICES

TRAINING, TEACHER

BOTH SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND

AND BEFORE

AFTER

SCHOOLS TO HELP TEACHERS IMPLEMENT THE SCHEME.

THIS WILL INCLUDE IN-SERVICE INSTITUTION AND SCHOOL-BASED IN THE FORM OF TEACHING

AND GUIDES,

PARTICIPATION, HE ADDED.

CONSULTANCY