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records

This

subject to the availablity of funds, to consider meeting the additional costs arising from proposed improvements. They are now compiling "activities involvement" for inclusion in each refugee's case history. information will be made available countries and hopefully, will both help with resettlemtn an d

encourage refugees to take advantage of the

to

resettlement

educational facilities which are available to them.

Education for children

3.

The Hong Kong Government accord first priority to improving education for children in the camps. They aim to standardise education for the 6 - 15 age group throughout the camps, in order to enable all children to attend school daily for 4 hours (this compares with the 4 hours education provided for local children

in Hong Kong).

To maximise the use of classroom space, bi-sessional system will be introduced whereby half the children will attend classes in the mornings, and half in the afternoons. This is a common form of schooling in Hong Kong because of the general lack of space in the territory. Courses will be based on a core curriculum

devised and recommended by UNHCR. The main subjects

will

be

Vietnamese

and

mathematics,

English,

supplemented by optional subjects such as social studies, health education, education and music.

arts and crafts,

physical

4.

This system already operates successfully, the direction

under

of the Save the Children Fund, at the

newly opened

opened Bowring Closed Centre, and extended to all the closed camps with the

other voluntary agencies.

will soon be

assistance of

position at

The present

individual camps

is as follows:

a)

At the Chi Ma Wan closed centre, the Salvation

Army at

present provides education for children under the supervision of a head teacher employed