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concerned, China lags far behind the West. Young people
should break through from merely engaging in hollow patriotic 4 talk. They should identify the weakness of their country
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respect for law and human rights before they can play the
role of building a better society for tomorrow. Education
is a major service for the development of our youths. Hong
Kong spends an average of $9 billion dollars on education
every year. It is difficult to ask for a lot more money
in this area, yet in terms of cost-effectiveness and the
substance of education, there is a great deal of room for
improvement. Funds for education, including both Government provisions and private contributions are, to a large extent, spent on school building programs. Such construction
programs may be pleasing to the eyes and stand for lasting
values, but they donot directly help training teachers or
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students, nurturing people. I hope the allocation of
resources can be reviewed with a view to spending more on
Burturing people, for example, strengthening teachers'
training both pre-vocationally and on-the-job so that
teachers can keep abreast of our ever changing society
and become more efficient. Moreover, the ratio between
school social workers of counsellors to students should
be improved so that the physical and emotional development
of the students can be well supervised.<
In Hong Kong most of the parents are working parents.
Therefore, young people may not be getting as much attention
at home as they need. Schools and community service agencies
should deploy more manpower to take up counselling work and to fill the gap. Young people are under a lot of pressure
because of examinations. This is because when it comes to examinatimo
exquiratims,
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exams like School Certificate Exam, High Level Exa Louel exame so much is at stake for a person. Examination
results determine one's future. That is why many students