WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993
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APPOINTMENT OF VISITING TEACHERS WORLD PRACTICE
IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE INTERNATIONALLY FOR HIGHER INSTITUTIONS ΤΟ APPOINT VISITING TEACHING STAFF ON LEAVE FROM THEIR OWN INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERTISE, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU WAI-HING, MR CHAN SAID THE DESIRABILITY OR ACCEPTABILITY OF APPOINTING ACADEMIC STAFF WHO WERE ON SABBATICAL LEAVE FROM OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS WAS NOT A POLICY MATTER FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
"OUR UNIVERSITIES
ARE ESTABLISHED BY STATUE AND ENJOY FULL AUTONOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, INCLUDING THE SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF ACADEMIC STAFF, HE SAID.
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AS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1992/93 ACADEMIC YEAR, TWO OF THE 58 SENIOR TEACHING STAFF AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WERE ON SABBATICAL LEAVE FROM OVERSEAS ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.
THIS COMPARES WITH TWO OR THREE OF THE 312 SENIOR ACADEMIC STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND FIVE OF THE 257 AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISUALLY-IMPAIRED
THE VOCATIONAL TRAININO COUNCIL PROVIDES TRAINING FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF DISABLED PERSONS, INCLUDING VISUALLY-IMPAIRED, IN IT'S SKILLS CENTRES FOR THE DISABLED, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS WONG SATO VISUALLY- IMPAIRED PERSONS COULD TAKE COURSES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THEM OR COURSES OPEN ΤΩ PERSONS WITH VARIOUS DISABILITIES IN THE SKILLS
CENTRES.
SHE SAID: "FOR THOSE WHO ARE CAPABLE OF FOLLOWING CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVEL COURSES, SPECIAL SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ENABLE THEM TO FOLLOW THE MAINSTREAM TRAINING IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES.
SEEKING
"THESE COURSES ENABLE VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PERSONS ΤΟ ACQUIRE MARKETABLE SKILLS 80 THAT THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED FOR EMPLOYMENT."
ON
DIVISION DISABLED
EMPLOYMENT, MRS WONG SAID THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PROVIDED JOB PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR PERSONS LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE OPEN MARKET AS WELL AS POST- PLACEMENT FOLLOW-UP SERVICE TO HELP DISABLED PERSONS SETTLE IN
JOBS.
THEIR
/IN 1992
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