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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1993

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DISCUSSION TOPICS WILL INCLUDE AIDS AND ITS PREVENTION, PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST AIDS AND LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING IN SCHOOLS.

AIDS

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE TRUE LIGHT GIRLS' COLLEGE, 54A WATERLOO

ROAD, KOWLOON, BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND NOON ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 13).

300 TEACHERS ATTEND WORKSHOPS ON TEENAGE SUICIDE

ABOUT 300 SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ATTENDED TWO WORKSHOPS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUE OF TEENAGE SUICIDE, INCLUDING PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND AFTER-CARE.

THE WHOLE DAY WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT THE HONG KONG TEACHERS' CENTRE AT NORTH POINT YESTERDAY AND TODAY (THURSDAY).

OF SUICIDE, INVOLVEMENT.

"TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION INCLUDED AWARENESS PREVENTION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AFTER-CARE AND PARENTAL THE FORMAT INCLUDED VIDEOS, GROUP DISCUSSION AND ROLE PLAYING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

HE SAID THE FIRST SERIES OF WORKSHOPS BEGAN LAST DECEMBER WERE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 300 TEACHERS FROM 208 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

AND

RESOURCE PACKAGE ON EACH SECONDARY SCHOOL

"IN ORDER ΤΟ PROVIDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS TO DEAL WITH THE DISTRESSING ISSUE, A UNDERSTANDING TEENAGE SUICIDE HAS BEEN PRODUCED. HAS BEEN GIVEN THREE SETS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE RESOURCE PACKAGE IS PRODUCED BY THE SPONSORED BY THE WAH KIU YAT PO FUND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN.

AND

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FOR THE RELIEF

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