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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1981
PARENTS URGED TO GIVE CHILDREN MORE TIME AND CARE
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (THURSDAY) CALLED ON PARENTS TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN MORE TIME AND CARE AND TO HELP THEM BETTER PLAN THEIR FUTURE COURSE AFTER COMPLETING JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION.
SHE WAS SPEAK ING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION WHICH GIVES AN INSIGHT INTO THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FURTHER STUDIES AND EMPLOYMENT.
HELD AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN O KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, THE EXHIBITION IS ORGANISED BY STUDENTS OF THE SHU YAN COLLEGE'S DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE AS PART OF THE IR PROJECT TO HELP JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE PREPARED TO OFFER CONSULTATION AND SUITABLE SERVICES TO BOTH THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS,
THEY MAY ALSO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE PARENTS TO ASSIST THE STUDENTS IN OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES IN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL GROWTH SO AS TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL POTENTIALS, SHE ADDED.
MRS CHAN PRAISED THE SHU YAN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND DESCRIBED THE IR SPECIAL PROJECT TO HELP THESE STUDENTS AS MOST TIMELY AND VERY WORTHWHILE+.
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR GRADUATING TEACHERS
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MORE AND MORE TRAINED TEACHERS WILL BE NEEDED IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, MR COLVYN HAYE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HE TOLD THE GRADUATES THAT THEY WERE ENTERING TEACHING AT A PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TIME IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
EXISTING TEACHERS AND YOUNG GRADUATES OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION NEED HAVE NO FEARS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS CONCERNING THE IR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS, MR HAYE SAID.
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