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FM HONG KONG 11074OZ DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3760 OF 11 DECEMBER
RECEIVE / REGISTRY 11 DEC1984
PA
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LREGIORY
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YOUR TELNO 2453: PRIME MINISTER'S PROGRAMME: LADY HOWE'S PROGRAMME.
THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION (PPA) SUGGESTS THAT LADY HOWE MIGHT WISH TO STRESS THE FOLLOWING POINTS IN HEP SPEECH:
(A) THIS ASSOCIATION IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG WHICH
RUNS PLAYGROUPS OPEN TO ALL IN THE COMMUNITY:
(B) THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY PLAYGROUPS IS FAIRLY NEW TO HONG KONG:
(C) THE VALUE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN PLAYGROUPS:
(D) THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK OF THE PPA WHICH AIMS TO HELP
PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN.
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MR. WILSON
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