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Detailed analysis of labour force characteristics is given in the report on the General Household Survey which is published four times a year.
The next report covering the quarter ending September 1996 will be on sale at the Government Publications Centre, ground floor, Low Block, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, by the end of December.
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Discussions between teachers and ED proved effective
The Board of Education was today (Monday) informed that seminars and small group discussions are effective in strengthening communication between teachers in aided schools and the Education Department.
Some 680 teachers attended six seminars on Teachers' Professionalism 1996 under the theme of Profiling Pupils' Special Educational Needs between May 23 and June 7.
A lecturer from the Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong, Mr Yung Ka-kui, briefed the participants on pupils' special education needs in different classroom settings.
Meanwhile, a total of 33 small group discussions on a district basis were held on March 29.
Some 890 teachers from special schools, and ordinary secondary and primary schools participated in these discussions on matters concerning terms and conditions of service.
Among the items discussed, the main concerns of teachers from ordinary schools were the Mortgage Interest Subsidy Scheme, provident fund, graduate posts in primary schools, teachers' workload and their promotion.
Concerns of teachers from special schools were communication, terms and conditions of service, education policy and teacher training.
Board members also learned the progress of the work of the Educational Aims Implementation Sub-Committee (EAIS).
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