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MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1994

CALLING 0088.

IN ADDITION, APPLICANTS MAY GET THE FORMS THROUGH FACSIMILE

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE ON

APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO SPECIFY ON THE FORMS WHETHER WISH TO TEACH IN A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL AND WHETHER THEY HALF-DAY OR WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLS.

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THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO FILL IN THEIR PREFERRED SUBJECT AND DISTRICT IN WHICH THE SCHOOL IS PREFERABLY LOCATED, AND WHETHER THEY WISH TO TEACH FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME.

THE SPOKESMAN

SAID SCHOOLS WITH TEACHER VACANCIES MIGHT APPROACH THE TEACHER RECRUITMENT INFORMATION OFFICE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SUITABLE CANDIDATES. THE REQUIRED INFORMATION WILL BE FAXED TO THEM.

THE SCHOOLS WOULD THEN TAKE CARE OF SHORTLISTING THE CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEW AND MAKING THEIR OWN DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO EMPLOY THE APPLICANT.

BETWEEN MAY AND JULY LAST YEAR, THE RECRUITMENT INFORMATION OFFICE HAD BEEN APPROACHED FOR CANDIDATES TO FILL A TOTAL OF 838 TEACHING POSTS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, OF WHICH 209 WERE FINALLY FILLED BY CANDIDATES FROM THE RECRUITMENT INFORMATION OFFICE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THOSE WHO HAD SENT IN THEIR APPLICATION FORM LAST YEAR BUT STILL WISH TO FIND A TEACHING APPOINTMENT THIS YEAR SHOULD RE-APPLY.

SHOULD ANY APPLICANT OBTAIN A JOB THROUGH OTHER CHANNELS AFTER REGISTRATION WITH THE RECRUITMENT INFORMATION OFFICE, HE SHOULD CANCEL HIS REGISTRATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE CANDIDATE LIST IS

KEPT UP-TO-DATE.

QUALIFIED PEOPLE FROM OVERSEAS AND RETIRED LOCAL TEACHERS IN GOOD HEALTH MAY ALSO REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE.

THE TEACHER RECRUITMENT INFORMATION OFFICE IS IN ROOM 706, SEVENTH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. ITS TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 783 7345 AND FAX NUMBER 781 0206.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S "BE MY TEACHER" RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE SLOGAN OF "LEAD THEM INTO THE FUTURE" THES YEAR. PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.

ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE PLACED IN CHINESE PAPERS IN NORTH AMERICA AND REGISTRATION FORMS DISTRIBUTED TO CHINESE COMMUNITIES THERE IN A BID TO LURE EMIGRATED TEACHERS BACK TO HONG KONG.

LOCALLY, THERE WILL BE A TERRITORY-WIDE ESSAY COMPETITION, RADIO PUBLICITY AND EXTENSIVE PROMOTION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

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SEGMENTS IN "HONG KONG THIS MINUTE" ON COMMERCIAL RADIO 1 FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE THURSDAY AFTERNOONS FROM MARCH 24 WILL FEATURE THE "BE MY TEACHER" RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN AND INTERVIEW SERVING TEACHERS ON THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT THEIR PROFESSION AND THE LIFE THEY SHARE WITH STUDENTS.

/PROMOTION COUNTERS