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TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1994

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A NEW SUBJECT, "GENERAL STUDIES" TO BE INTRODUCED IN 1996 WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION LEADING TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS. RIGHTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF DISABLED PERSONS, CULTIVATION OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS THEM SUCH AS ACCEPTING THEM AS EQUALS, ESTABLISHMENT OF AWARENESS OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THEM.

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MR LO SAID: "APART FROM THE FORMAL CURRICULUM SCHOOLS AND THEIR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE UP ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INVOLVEMENT WITH DISABLED PERSONS."

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTER ON PUBLIC EDUCATION ON REHABILITATION (COMPERE) CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF REHABILITATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH.

UNDER COMPERE, ED WILL THIS YEAR CO-ORDINATE AN INTER-SCHOOL DESIGN/ESSAY COMPETITION WITH THE ETV SPECIAL PROGRAMME "TREAT THEM EQUAL, TREAT THEM RIGHT" AS THE STIMULUS TO AROUSE STUDENTS' CONCERN FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

THE TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE FOR THE ETV PROGRAMME IS AS FOLLOWS:

DATE

TIME

CHANNEL

MARCH 23, 1994

(WEDNESDAY)

1.45

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2.15 PM

TVB (PEARL)

MARCH 24, 1994

11.30

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NOON

(THURSDAY)

ATV (WORLD)

MARCH 25, 1994 (FRIDAY)

9.20

-

9.50 AM

ATV (WORLD)

MARCH 25, 1994 (FRIDAY)

2.45

3.15 PM

TVB (PEARL)

209 VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME

TO

A GROUP OF 209 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED VIETNAM UNDER A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

COMPRISING 84 MEN, 54 WOMEN, 29 BOYS AND 42 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 206TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 3,308 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAD RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 41,921 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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