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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1978
BALANCED EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN TODD TODAY (SATURDAY) STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCED EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PREPARE THEM FOR A FULL PART IN ADULT LIFE.
TOO OFTEN IN THE PAST, HE SAID, YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE SIMPLY BEEN COACHED TO PASS THEIR EXAMINATIONS.
+THIS IS, OF COURSE, VERY IMPORTANT, HE POINTED OUT.
+BUT IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SHOULD ALSO LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR LEISURE TIME BY DEVELOPING YOUR HOBBIES AND YOUR INTERESTS AND BY TAKING PART IN SPORTS AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.+
MR. TODD SAID THIS AT TSUEN WAN'S JU CHING CHU ENGLISH COLLEGE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE 10TH ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEETING HELD AT YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT STADIUM.
HE SAID IT HAS OFTEN BEEN DIFFICULT TO FIND PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR SPORTING ACTIVITIES.
+THIS REMAINS TRUE IN MANY PLACES TODAY.
+BUT THE POSITION WILL IMPROVE IN THE FUTURE AS GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME FOR THE PROVISION OF A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL FACILITIES BECOMES A REALITY, MR. TODD SAID.
HE CITED THE FORMATION OF THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
HE SAID THE FORMATION OF THIS SERVICE HAS INCREASED THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORTING ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ALL OVER HONG KONG AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+AND THIS YEAR THEY HAVE ORGANISED AN IMPRESSIVE PROGRAMME OF EVENTS IN TSUEN WAN, OFTEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.+
MR. TODD PRAISED THE SCHOOL FOR ITS VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT BY PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES FOR LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE AND BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A BALANCED EDUCATION.
HE ALSO CONGRATULATED THOSE WHO HAD TAKEN PART IN THE DAY'S EVENTS.
+I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE PART IN SUCH ACTIVITIES BOTH WHILE YOU ARE AT SCHOOL AND WHEN YOU LEAVE SO THAT YOU CAN LEAD A FULL LIFE BOTH PERSONALLY AND AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, MR. TODD ADDED.
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