TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1974
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SCHOOL FORUMS DISCUSS COMMUNITY MATTERS
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COMMUNITY MATTERS ARE BEING DISCUSSED AT THE CURRENT SERIES OF SCHOOL FORUMS WHICH STARTED TODAY AS PART OF THE +KNOWING OUR NEW TERRITORIES WEEK+ ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE POLICE CADET SCHOOL.
IN HIS OPENING SPEECH, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR. ARTHUR EROUN, SAID HE WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT IN THIS SERIES OF FORUMS THE DISCUSSIONS WERE NOT ENTIRELY LIMITED TO THE CONFINES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES BUT RANGED FROM TOURISM TROUCH TO ROAD SAFETY AND COVERING SEVERAL OTHER VERY INTERESTING TOPICS.
HE FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT +FOR ALL OF US TO GET TO KNOW NOT ONLY THE NEW TERRITORIES BUT THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG. SO IN A WAY THIS WEEK IS ONLY A START.+
MR. BROWN POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS ONLY IN RECENT YEARS THAT +WE, THE ORDINARY CITIZENS, HAVE REALLY STARTED THINKING ACTIVELY, HOW WE OURSELVES CAN HELP TO PRESERVE ITS BEAUTY AND HELP TO MAKE IT AN EVEN MORE PLEASANT, SAFE AND PROSPEROUS PLACE TO LIVE IN.+
+CLEARLY, HE SAID, +IT IS AS PART OF OUR CENERAL EDUCATION AT SCHOOL THAT WE SHOULD FIRST THINK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF HONG KONG AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THEM.+
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WENT ON TO SAY THAT ALL OVER THE WORLD YOUNG PEOPLE WERE WAKING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITES.
+IT IS PARTICULARLY GRATIFYING TO SEE THAT WHILE WE ARE CONTINUALLY READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS, NISBEHAVIOUR AND APPARENT IRRESPONSIBILITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IN FACT, AS ALL EDUCATORS ARE AWARE, NEVER BEFORE HAS YOUTH AS A WHOLE TAKEN ITS RESPONSIBILITIES MORE SERIOUSLY, HE SAID.
URGING THE PUPILS NOT ONLY TO LISTEN TO THE SPEAKERS AT THE FORUMS BUT TO ABSORB THE INFORMATION, MR. EROUN TOLD THEM TO THINK CLEARLY ABOUT +OUR ENVIRONMENT IN TERMS OF THE EFFECT VE HAVE ON IT.+
HE STRESSED THAT IT WAS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO BE CAREFUL IN DISPOSING OF RUBBISH, +AS RUBBISH CAN COMPLETELY SPOIL YOUR SURROUNDINGS.+
TURNING TO TOURISH ONE OF THE TOPICS AT TODAY'S FORUM - MR. BROWN SAID THAT IN ORDER FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT INDUSTRY IN' HONG KONG TO BE SUCCESSFUL, +TOURISTS MUST FEEL WELCOME AND OUR JOB IS TO HELP THEM FEEL WELCƆHE.+
+VALUES OF YOUTHS AND CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES+ VAS ANOTHER TOPIC AT THE FORUM.
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TOMORROW CUEDNESDAY) THE SUBJECTS ARE +ADMINISTRATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES+ AND +NEW TERRITORIES ENVIRONIIENT+ AND ON THURSDAY THE SPEAKERS WILL DEAL WITH +ROAD SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CONTROL+ AND +LAV AND ORDER+.