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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1406 OF 11 JULY
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SCORRI REPORT: YOUR TELNO 957 OF 4 JULY.
THE INFORMATION SOUGHT IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TUR IS AS FOLLOWS:
(A) EDUCATION ON A BISESSIONAL BASIS MEANS THAT THE SCHOOL OPERATES
TWO SEPARATE SESSIONS EACH DAY. IN OTHER WORDS, STUDENTS CAN
ATTEND EITHER THE MORNING OR THE AFTERNOON SESSION OF THE SCHOOL.
EACH SESSION WILL BE THE SAME AND THE STAFF WILL BE IDENTICAL FOR
EACH SESSION. THIS IS A NORMAL FORM OF SCHOOLING IN HONG KONG
WHICH AIMS TO EXPLOIT THE AVAILABILITY OF CLASSROOMS. YOUR
SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT FOR THE WORD NEGOTIATING IS AGREED.
(B) THE CURRICULUM PLANNED FOR CHILDREN COMPRISES CORE SUBJECTS, SUCH AS ENGLISH, VIETNAMESE AND MATHEMATICS. OPTIONAL SUBJECTS,
SUCH AS SOCIAL STUDIES, HEALTH EDUCATION, ART AND CRAFT, PHYSICAL
EDUCATION AND MUSIC ARE ALSO INCLUDED. THE CURRICULUM FOR ADULTS
CONCENTRATES MAINLY ON THE TEACH OF ENGLISH. OTHER SUBJECTS DEPEND
VERY MUCH ON THE DEMAND FROM THE REFUGEES THEMSELVES. THEY ARE
BASED ON THE SUBJECTS TAUGHT TO THE CHILDREN. FOR EXAMPLE, VIETNMAESE, MATHEMATICS, SOCIAL STUDIES, HEALTH EDUCATION AND OTHER SUBJECTS CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE ON DEMAND FOR ACADEMIC
SUBJECTS FROM ADULTS AND EVEN VOCATIONAL TRAINING IS NOT SOUGHT
BY MANY.
(C) ADULT EDUCATION CONCENTRATES MAINLY ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING, WHICH IS SEEN AS A PREREQUISITE FOR OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT IN ALL THE MAIN RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES. EVEN THE JAPANESE CONSIDER
AN ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH AN ASSET FOR RESETTLEMENT.
RECENTLY THE CANADIANS HAVE BEEN EXAMINING THE SCHOLASTIC RECORD
(BOTH IN VIETNAM AND IN HONG KONG) OF REFUGEES. THEY HAVE LET IT
BE KNOWN THAT FLUENCY IN ENGLISH AND REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT SOME
FORM OF EDUCATION IS AN ADVANTAGE. THIS (NATURALLY) IS HELPING TO
STIMULATE AN INTEREST IN BOTH EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULT
EDUCATION. BUILDING ON THIS, THE UNHCR IS DEVELOPING AN ACTIVITIES
INVOLVEMENT RECORD FOR EACH REFUGEE WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED WITH
THE REFUGEE'S BIO-DATA RECORD. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES AND, HOPEFULLY, WILL HELP
WITH RESETTLEMENT. IN THE SHORT TERM IT IS HOPED THAT THIS WILL
ENCOURAGE BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
(D) REFUGEES WHO ARE ACADEMICALLY QUALIFIED ARE RECRUITED BY THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES OR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS TEACHERS
AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS. THEY ARE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IN THE
TEACHING OF VIETNAMESE SUBJECTS. THEY ARE PAID WAGES IN
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