THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1974
SPORTS IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPMENT OF MENTALLY RETARDED
GAMES AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO HELP MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN TO DEVELOP PROPERLY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, SAID TODAY.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST GAMES DAY FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN THIS MORNING, HE SAID THAT SINCE THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF QUITE A NUMBER OF RETARDED CHILDREN IS HINDERED, IN ADDITION TO THEIR ARRESTED INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT JUST TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR MENTALITY ALONE.
+ACTIVE GAMES AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE USED TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR PHYSIQUE AND CO-ORDINATION OF ACTION. SUCH ACTIVITIES WILL HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DISCIPLINE, PATIENCE, FAIR COMPETITION AND TEAM-HORK SPIRIT. ALL THESE QUALITIES CANNOT BE OBTAINED FROM CLASSROOM TEACHING ALONE,+ MR. TOPLEY SAID.
THE GAMES DAY FOR 1,000 MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN WAS ORGANIZED BY THE SOCIAL WORK GROUPS OF ST. JAMES' SETTLEMENT, ST. FRANCIS CANOSSIAN COLLEGE, MARYKNOLL SISTERS' SCHOOL, THE HONG KONG TANG KING PO COLLEGE, SHUE YAN COLLEGE AND THE HONG KONG 'WAH YAN COLLEGE. IT WAS HELD AT THE WONG CHUK HANG SPORTS GROUND IN ABERDEEN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT OF MR. TOPLEY'S SPEECH, IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH ARE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.
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DECEMBER ACCOUNTS SHOW $213 MILLION SURPLUS
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THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 1973 SHOW A SURPLUS OF $213 MILLION COMPARED WITH A SURPLUS OF $263 MILLION THE PREVIOUS DECEMBER.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN A TOTAL SURPLUS OF $140 MILLION FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE 1973/74 FINANCIAL YEAR.
TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE MONTH AT $649 MILLION WAS $70 MILLION MORE THAN IN DECEMBER 1972. THE TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR AT $3,549 MILLION WAS $317 MILLION MORE THAN THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
EXPENDITURE AMOUNTED TO $436 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $120 MILLION OVER DECEMBER 1972. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL, EXPENDITURE FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR TO $3,409 MILLION $736 MILLION MORE THAN THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR.