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The SDS aims at providing professional support, guidance and training to secondary schools on matters relating to student discipline.

It also assists schools in reviewing and formulating related strategies and

programmes.

Support was offered to all secondary schools, and it is not limited to schools with clusters of academically weak students, Mrs Lau added.

Besides consulting the relevant advisory bodies and organisations on discipline, the Psychological Services (Professional Support) Section, Student Guidance Section, and Careers and Guidance Section of the Education Department have contributed a lot in setting up the SDS.

Student discipline officers of the SDS experienced discipline masters/mistresses recruited from government schools with an average of seven years' experience in discipline work.

schools.

Some of them had taught in teaching primary, aided and private secondary

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Wan Chai to hold road safety carnival tomorrow

Members of the public are welcome to take part in a colourful carnival to be held at Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, tomorrow (Saturday) to get a better understanding of road safety.

There will be an exhibition of classic cars, a Road Safety Town, game stalls, a magic show, marching band performance, lion dance and singing to educate the public on the importance of observing traffic rules.

Participants can also take part in quizzes to test their knowledge of road safety.

Community leaders will also tour the district in an open-top double-decker to distribute to pedestrians leaflets and tissue packs printed with road safety messages.