XN000022-1992-07-28 — Page 6

TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1992

5

THESE BARRIERS HAVE TO BE REMOVED IF LOCAL MANUFACTURERS ARE TO REAP THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION.

COPIES OF THE REPORT ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE AT CONNAUGHT PLACE, CRNTRAL.

TRUST FUND TO SPONSOR RESOURCE CENTRE FOR GIFTED CHILDREN

TODAY WOULD

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A $8 MILLION DONATION (TUESDAY) FOR THE SETTING UP OF AN EDUCATION TRUST PUND WHICH RE USED MAINLY TO ESTABLISH A RESOURCE CENTRE POR THE EDUCATION OF ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CHILDREN.

IN HIS CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUNG HON-CHU TRUST FUND, THE OUTGOING DIRECTOR OF YURT-TING, ACCEPPED A CHEQUE FROM MR FƯNG HON-CHU,

TRUSTRES OF THE EDUCATION, MR LI

MR FUNG IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE URBAN COUNCIL. HE IS THE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS OF THE LI AND PUNG GROUP OF COMPANIES, ONE OF THE OLDEST CHINESE PIRMS IN HONG KONG.

SCHOOL,

THE OTHER TRUSTERS WILL BE MRS JULIA SHEN FUND: PRINCIPAL. OF THE COTTON SPINNERS ASSOCIATION PREVOCATIONAL

MR WAN HING-YURN; AND AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE KOPCATION DEPARTMENT, MRS GRACE YUNG.

MR LI THANKED MR PUNG FOR HIS GENEROUS DONATION WHICH WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE RDUCATION COMMISKTON REPORT NO. + REGARDING EDUCATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN,

IN THE REPORT, IT WAS ENVISAGRD THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ESTABLISH A RESOURCE CENTRE AS A BASE POR A TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HELP TO TEACHERS OR GIFTED CHILDREN IN THEIR SCHOOLS,

AT THE CENTRE, TRACHERS WOULD BE ABLE TO SELECT OR PRODUCE THEIR OWN TEACHING MATERIALS, MERT OTHER TEACHERS OF GIFTED CHILDREN AND SHARK PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE,

PARENTS OF GIFTRD CHILDREN COULD ALSO BE GIVEN ADVICE ON BEST TO SUPPORT THEM AT HOME.

HOW

THE CENTRE WOULD ALSO

A VENUR FOR SEMINARS WORKSHOPS FOR THE CHILDREN WHERE THEY COULD MEET THEIR PEERS AS AS SPECIALISTS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS.

PROVIDE

AND WELL

IN ADDITION, DURING LONG SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, THE CENTRE WOETED ARRANGING RNRICHMENT PROGRAMMES FOR THE CHILDREN TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL.

RE

/THEY COULD