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SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1991

ALL 361 REDUNDANT TEACHERS FOUND JOBS

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ALL 361 REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED SERVICE OF

PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHO HAD REGISTERED WITH THE PLACEMENT

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS, A SPOKESMAN FOR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

"THE

THE

TO GRATEFUL

FULL SUPPORT

THE

AND

BY

THE

DEPARTMENT EDUCATION

IS EXTREMELY SPONSORING BODIES AND SCHOOL AUTHORITIES FOR THEIR

THE REDUNDANT TEACHERS REFERRED CO-OPERATION IN ACCEPTING DEPARTMENT TO FILL THEIR VACANCIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN THE MEANTIME, WRITTEN ADVICE IS

THEM THAT THEY PRIMARY SCHOOLS INFORMING TEACHERS.

ALL

BRING

то SENT

AIDED CAN NOW EMPLOY TRAINED

1975 TO

SERVICE THE PLACEMENT

WAS ESTABLISHED IN

ASSIST JOBS REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS SEEKING ALTERNATIVE

DROP IN THE POPULATION OF AS A RESULT OF A

PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND A POPULATION SHIFT FROM URBAN AREAS TO THE NEW TOWNS.

"ABOUT 6,300 TEACHERS HAVE BEEN HELPED SECURE ALTERNATIVE POSTS BETWEEN 1975 AND THIS SAID.

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BY THE

THE YEAR,

DEPARTMENT TO

SPOKESMAN

YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO VISIT SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA

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A GROUP OF 20 YOUTH AMBASSADORS FROM KWA1 TSING WILL LEAVE HONG KONG TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO VISIT SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA.

LED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE COTTON SPINNERS ASSOCIATION PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, MR WAN HING-YUEN, THE GROUP WILL VISIT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION, AND A COMMUNITY CLUB.

THE YOUNGSTERS WERE SELECTED AFTER WINNING AN INTER-SCHOOL DEBATE COMPETITION AND ESSAY COMPETITIONS.

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