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Teachers, however, are reminded not to choose more than the number of candidates as specified in the category. When this happens, the vote will be counted as invalid.

"Teachers should not miss this opportunity to elect their representatives," Mr Pun stressed.

The Council on Professional Conduct in Education is a non-statutory body to advise the Government on measures to promote professional conduct in education, including the drafting of operation criteria defining the conduct expected of an educator, and to advise the Director of Education in cases of disputes or on alleged professional misconduct.

Results of the election for the teacher-nominated categories will be announced on Friday (April 26).

The first meeting of the new council will be held on May 1, 1996.

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CYC tree planting ceremony in Sai Kung

The Director of Education, Mrs Helen C P Lai Yu, today (Tuesday) praised the devotion of teachers to education, regardless of heavy workload and great responsibility.

They should be respected, Mrs Yu said.

Speaking at the "Respect Our Teachers" Tree Planting cum Time Capsule Laying Ceremony of the Community Youth Club (CYC), Mrs Yu said: "The responsibility of teachers increases with the modernisation of the society."

"On academic side, teachers have to equip themselves with updated and relevant teaching materials. Also, they have to take care of students' emotion and behaviour in order to adopt appropriate teaching approaches that fully develop their potentials.