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Appointments to Committee on Home-School Co-operation

     The Education Bureau today (August 31) announced the re-appointment of Mr Henry Tong Sau-chai as the Chairman of the Committee on Home-School Co-operation (CHSC) and Ms Emily Mok Fung-yee as a member of the committee. Ms Anny Wong Shui-kuk is appointed as a new member of the CHSC. The tenure of their appointments is two years with effect from September 1, 2018.
 
     “We believe that with Mr Tong’s rich experience in community service and enthusiasm in promoting home-school co-operation as well as the concerted efforts of other members, the CHSC will continue with its achievements in strengthening home-school co-operation,” a spokesman for the Education Bureau said.
 
     Established in 1993 as an advisory body, the CHSC’s main roles include promoting home-school co-operation and advising the Education Bureau, other government departments and non-government organisations, on ways to promote parent involvement in education.
 
     The CHSC is also tasked to encourage the setting up of parent-teacher associations (PTAs) and Federations of PTAs (FPTAs). To date, all government and aided schools have set up their PTAs and 18 districts have set up their FPTAs. read more

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Hong Kong greenhouse gas inventory for 2016 released

     The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (August 31) released the 2016 greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for Hong Kong.

     Hong Kong’s total GHG emissions in 2016 amounted to 41.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, representing a slight increase of about 0.5 per cent compared with 2015, which was lower than the population growth of about 0.6 per cent over the same period. Our per capita GHG emissions and carbon intensity were about 5.7 tonnes and 0.017 kg CO2-e per Hong Kong Dollar GDP respectively. Electricity generation was the major source of emissions, amounting to 27.9 million tonnes or 66.5 per cent of the total. Other major emission sources were the transport sector (17.9 per cent) and waste management (5.9 per cent).

     Details of the 2016 GHG inventory can be found on the EPD website (www.climateready.gov.hk/page.php?id=23&lang=1). read more

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LD to launch scheme to provide psychological and emotional counselling for job seekers with disabilities

     The Labour Department (LD) will launch the Counselling Scheme for Persons with Disabilities tomorrow (September 1) to provide psychological and emotional counselling service for job seekers with disabilities.

     The LD’s Selective Placement Division (SPD) has been providing employment services to job seekers with disabilities fit for open employment to seek suitable jobs. To strengthen the employment support for job seekers with disabilities, a pilot scheme was launched by the LD in September 2016 to engage a non-government welfare organisation to help job seekers in need of emotional counselling service. In view of the positive response, upon the completion of the two-year pilot, the counselling service will be regularised and named as the Counselling Scheme for Persons with Disabilities with effect from September 1.

     The LD has reappointed Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service as the service provider to offer professional psychological and emotional counselling in the coming two years to needy job seekers with disabilities registered with the SPD. The counselling service will be provided by registered social workers of the service provider which has expertise and experience in this respect. It will serve to alleviate the emotional problems of job seekers with disabilities arising from the state of their disabilities or personal or family matters, so as to help them concentrate on job search and settle into their new jobs, thereby realising their potential in employment.

     In the course of counselling, the LD will continue to provide employment services, including employment counselling, job matching and referral, and follow-up service upon placement, to job seekers with disabilities. For more information, please visit the dedicated website of the SPD at www2.jobs.gov.hk/isps or call the branch offices of the SPD at:

Hong Kong Office: 2852 4801
Kowloon Office: 2755 4835
New Territories Office: 2417 6190 read more

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