MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1974.
THE UNDERLYING IDEA BEHIND THESE TEACHING METHODS IS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF A STUDENT'S POWER OF INQUIRY, TO PROVIDE HIM WITH EXPERIENCE IN ANALYSING SITUATIONS AND IN MAKING HIS OWN DECISIONS.
+THIS POWER OF ENQUIRY IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT TO STUDENTS THAN THE ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE THAT IS SOON FORGOTTEN AND WHICH, IN ALL PROBABILITY BECOMES RAPIDLY OUTDATED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL ANNUAL SPORTS DAY
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CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL SPORTS DAY AND FETE ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 4).*
ABOUT 2,000 PATIENTS, MEMBERS OF THE STAFF, THEIR FAMILIES, AND VISITORS WILL ATTEND THE WHOLE-DAY AFFAIR, TO BE HELD IN THE SPORTS FIELD OF THE HOSPITAL BEGINNING AT 10 AM. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE WHO VISITED THE HOSPITAL IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND MEMBERS OF THE TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN INVITED.
THE MAIN EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE AFTERNOON, MORE THAN 100 PATIENTS, DOCTORS, NURSES, AND OTHER STAFF HAVE ENTERED FOR VARIOUS COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING A TUG-OF-WAR INVOLVING EVENLY-ASSEMBLED GROUPS.
THE BAND OF THE GURKHA REGIMENT STATIONED IN THE AREA OF THE HOSPITAL, THE GURKHA ENGINEER PIPES AND DRUMS, WILL PROVIDE MUSIC AND A COLOURFULL PARADE.
PATIENTS ARE EAGERLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY, WHICH HAS SOCIAL AND THERAPEUTIC VALUE FROM THE STAFF'S POINT OF VIEW.
DR. GERALD CHOA, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, WILL DISTRIBUTE PRIZES TO WINNERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE OCCASION COVERED.
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