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(68) Existing profit-making kindergartens in public

housing estates should be encouraged to become

non-profit-making.

(69) 100 additional places should be provided each

year in special child care centres in order to

meet the needs of mentally handicapped children.

(70) The care of less severely disabled children

should take place in normal child care centres

and a quota of subvented places should be provided

for them.

(71) Support should be given to the voluntary agencies

to expand child care for disabled children.

(72) Where necessary, all schools should provide resource

class teaching even if only a fraction of a teacher

is required.

(73) Where numbers are small, the same teacher should

teach remedial and resource classes where necessary.

(74) A full time resource class teacher should continue

to receive 2 additional increments.

(75) Combining the training of remedial teachers with

that of resource class teachers appears to be indicated.

(76) Additional staff will be required by the Social Welfare

Department for inspection of child care centres,

implementing the financial assistance scheme,

and training child care centre staff.

(77) The staffing required for the control and inspection

of kindergartens is being considered in the current

review of the Education Department's administrative

services.

(78) Additional staff will be required by the Education

Department for the inspection of kindergartens,