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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1991

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CROSS BORDER CO-OPERATION FOR RETURN OF STOLEN CARS

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CO-OPERATE WITH THE CHINESE THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO AUTHORITIES FOR THE UNCONDITIONAL RETURN OF THE CARS STOLEN FROM KONG AND SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS SUCH IN CHINA.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY,

QUESTION BY THE IAN STRACHAN, IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A CHEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HONG

THE HON HON DAVID

GOVT CONSIDERS UPGRADING SCHOOL GUIDANCE SERVICES

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THE GOVERNMENT IS PRESENTLY CONSIDERING RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT GUIDANCE SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.

NO. 4 (ECR4) ΤΟ UPGRADE

IN THE MEANTIME, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS DEVELOPING PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO MINIMISE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS BY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

THESE WERE THE REMARKS BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION

CHRISTINE AND MANPOWER, THE HON

CHOW, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE HON PEGGY TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY LAM.

MISS CHOW SAID SOME OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S

INCLUDED RECOMMENDATIONS

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MANNING RATIO FOR STUDENT GUIDANCE OFFICERS (SGO) IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

"THE PRESENT PROVISION IS ONE SGO TO 3,000 PUPILS IN THE AREA AND ONE SGO TO 2,000 PUPILS IN RURAL AREAS.

URBAN

"THIS ALLOWS ONE SCO TO SERVE AN AVERAGE OF FOUR SESSIONS," MISS CHOW SAID.

SCHOOL

THAT

THE ECR4 RECOMMENDED THAT THE PRESENT MODE OF PROVISION, WAS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT-BASED SGO'S SERVING UP TO FOUR SCHOOLS BACH, BE CHANGED TO A "WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH".

THIS MEANT THAT ALL TEACHERS IN A SCHOOL WOULD ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ASSISTING STUDENTS RESOLVE THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS, THE ACTING SECRETARY NOTED.

MOST

SHE SAID THE ECR4 ALSO RECOMMENDED TO GRADUALLY TRANSFER

ADDITIONAL POSTS SGO POSTS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO SCHOOLS AS

AS A STUDENT TO ENABLE SCHOOL HEADS TO CHOOSE ONE OF THEIR TEACHERS GUIDANCE TEACHER (SCT).

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