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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1977
GOVT. URGED TO FURTHER PROMOTE ADULT EDUCATION
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THE HON. MISS KO SIU-WAH TODAY URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER PROMOTE ADULT EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
SPEAKING IN THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY, SHE STRESSED THE NEED FOR A WELL-DEFINED POLICY FOR ADULT EDUCATION.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE FUNDING OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES.
IN PARTICULAR, CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL CR OTHER SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTARY BODIES AND INCREASING THE PRESENT LOW PAY FOR TEACHING STAFF OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADULT EDUCATION SECTION.
A POLICY SHOULD BE FORMULATED, SHE SAID, FOR THE USE OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR ADULT EDUCATION.
ON TEACHING MATERIALS, MISS KO SAID THOSE AVAILABLE AT PRESENT WERE INTENDED FOR CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE ONLY. SHE FELT THAT THEY SHOULD BE CONTINUALLY UP-DATED AND IMPROVED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ADULT STUDENTS.
MISS KO ALSO SAW THE NEED TO RECRUIT MORE PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND PROVIDE IN-SERVICE OR FURTHER TRAINING FOR THE EXISTING STAFF IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADULT EDUCATION SECTION.
SHE ALSO CALLED FOR MORE COOPERATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN THE EXISTING VOLUNTARY BODIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, EDUCATIONAL BODIES AND THE MASS MEDIA TO MAKE FULL USE OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND TO AVOID DUPLICATION.
MISS KO SAID THAT IN HER VIEW ADULT EDUCATION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
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TO HELP TO BETTER OUR SOCIETY BY EDUCATING THE INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS BY DEVELOPING IN THEM A SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS, A CONCERN FOR SOCIETY, AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY,
* TO HELP PREVENT VIOLENCE AND CRIME BY FOSTERING A HEALTHY SENSE OF VALUES AND ALSO BY PROVIDING MEANINGFUL PURSUITS FOR PEOPLE TO OCCUPY THEMSELVES,
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TO PROMOTE THE LEVEL OF GENERAL EDUCATION ON WHICH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY RELIES HEAVILY,
TO ENRICH