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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1979
CHRISTMAS PARTIES FOR THE DISABLED
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THREE REHABILITATION CENTRES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL TOMORROW (THURSDAY) HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTIES FEATURING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMES FOR THEIR DISABLED TRAINEES.
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL ATTEND THE CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR THE DISABLED TRAINEES OF THE WORLD REHABILITATION FUND DAY CENTRE, IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2.30 PM AT THE KWUN TONG RECREATION GROUND IN TSUI PING ROAD, KWUN TONG.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS. ANSON CHAN, WILL SHARE THE FESTIVAL JOY WITH DISABLED TRAINEES OF THE ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE AND THE KAI CHI CHILDREN'S CENTRE AT THEIR JOINT PARTY WHICH WILL START AT 2.30 PM AT THE ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE IN WELFARE ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE WORLD REHABILITATION FUND DAY CENTRE AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE KWUN TONG RECREATION GROUND, TSUI PING ROAD, AND THE PARTY FOR TRAINEES OF ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE AND KAI CHI CHILDREN'S CENTRE WHICH WILL ALSO START AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW AT THE ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE IN WELFARE ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG.
STUDY CHOICE SHOULD BE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL ABILITY
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STUDENTS WISHING TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES SHOULD CONSIDER
THE IR OWN ABILITIES AND CONSULT THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS BEFORE MAKING A DECISION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE 6TH SPEECH DAY OF POPE PAUL VI COLLEGE IN TSUEN WAN, THE OCCASION ALSO MARKED THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLLEGE.
+EVERYONE HAS ONE'S OWN KIND OF ABILITY, AND UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE, MR. TOPLEY SAID.
IN ORDER TO CATER FOR THIS DIVERSITY OF ABILITIES, HE SAID THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, BOTH TECHNICAL AND ACADEMIC, TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE.
+SO, DO TRY TO KNOW YOUR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES AND MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR PARENTS AND TEACHERS BEFORE LEAVING YOUR SCHOOL.
+STUDIES CAN THEN BE A PLEASURE AND MAY BECOME A LIFE-LONG INTEREST; + MR. TOPLEY SAID.
HE ENCOURAGED THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO START WORK TO KEEP UP THEIR STUDIES BY ATTENDING PART-TIME COURSES AND INTEREST GROUP ACTIVITIES RUN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE TWO UNIVERSITIES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
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