on
the subjects taught to
health
children, and include Vietnamese, mathematics, social studies and
education. However, although an interest in education
among both adults and children has been stimulated by the knowledge that fluency in English an d regular attendance at some form of education may help with a resettlement place, the level of participation in education has not always been encouraging: their initial
enthusiasm tends to wane quickly, and it is of ten
difficult to persuade them to continue. The Hong Kong Government and UNHCR nevertheless hope to develop a common education framework for adults which, like that for children, can be introduced in all the closed camps on a coordinated basis.
Refugee involvement in teaching
8.
Refugees who are academically qualified are recruited by the voluntary agencies or the Correctional Services Department as teachers and teaching assistants. They are of course particularly helpful in the teaching of Vietnamese subjects. They
are paid in accordance
with rates prescribed by the Correctional Services
Department and are provided
with pre-service and
in-service teacher training About seventy refugees are working in this way
in the closed camps (14 at Bowring, 20 at Chi Ma Wan, 23 at Hei Ling Chau and 11 at Cape Collinson). The rest of the teachers are provided by the voluntary agencies. All teaching activities are monitored jointly by the Hong Kong Government and UNHCR.
Vocational training
9.
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Rudimentary training programmes covering woodwork, tailoring, sewing, knitting and embroidery are currently conducted in all closed camp s
In order to
prepare refugees for resettlement, the Hong Kong Government and
the UNHCR are working with the voluntary agencies to develop
properly co-ordinated vocational training
geared towards job opportunities
countries. The Hong Kong Government have
programme
resettlement
in
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