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MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1994

THE

WIDE PORTFOLIO

ARTS,

ITS ON ITS DISBANDMENT, THE BAND WILL PRESENT OF MUSIC TO THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR

PERFORMING CEMENTING ITS CLOSE TIES WITH THE COMMUNITY IN THE TERRITORY.

FURTHER

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

FINAL

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE BAND'S

THE MUSTER PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE THE BATTALION. (TUESDAY) AT STANLEY FORT,

PERFORMANCE

AM AT 8

BEFORE TOMORROW

THE GUARDROOM AT

PERSONNEL

THE

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD REPORT TO ENTRANCE TO STANLEY FORT NO LATER THAN 7.45 AM, WHERE JSPRS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

HOME-BASED TRAINING FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

* * *

WILL SIGNIFICANTLY

IMPROVE THE

THE LAUNCH OF HOME-BASED TRAINING THE CONDITIONS OF DISABLED CHILDREN AWAITING PRE-SCHOOL SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

AT A SPEAKING

PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH THE TRAINING STRACHAN SAID IT PROGRAMME, MR

WOULD PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO DISABLED PRE-SCHOOLERS.

IS WELL-PROVEN. WHEN "THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EARLY INTERVENTION

SPECIAL EDUCATION AND A CHILD IS DIAGNOSED AS IN NEED OF

TRAINING, MORE THE CHILD WILL THE SOONER THE NEEDED SERVICE IS PROVIDED, THE BENEFIT.

CRUCIAL TIMING IS

IN SUCH CASES. WITH

ADEQUATE

INPUT AND STIMULATION AT AN EARLY STAGE, THE CHILD WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DEVELOP AND COPE WITH HIS DISABILITY," HE SAID.

TRAINING BETTER

WOULD BE NOTING THAT THE TRAINING PROGRAMME

CONDUCTED AND A PARA-MEDICAL SMALL TEAM OF A SPECIAL CHILD CARE WORKER MEMBER IN AN EARLY EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRE ON A REGIONAL

CHILDREN AND HE SAID TRAINING SESSIONS WOULD BE HELD WITH THE PARENTS AT HOME AS APPROPRIATE.

BY A STAFF BASIS,

THEIR

WHERE POSSIBLE, PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR TO THE CENTRE FOR GROUP TRAINING.

CHILDREN

"DURING THE SESSIONS, NOT ONLY ARE THE CHILDREN GIVEN IN AREAS LIKE MOTOR SKILLS, SENSORIMOTOR SKILLS, SELF-CARE SKILLS ARE ALSO INVOLVED ΤΟ LEARN COMMUNICATION SKILLS, THE PARENTS

TRAINING

AND THE

NECESSARY SKILLS TO FURTHER THE TRAINING AT HOME.

UNTIL

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, HE ADDED.

"HOME-BASED TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED THEY ARE ENROLLED IN A PRE-SCHOOL

TO

THE

CENTRE

CHILDREN FOR MORE

"ON AUBCWNRWS