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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1981
SCHOOLS URGED TO SUPPORT CLEAN HK CAMPAIGN
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HEADS OF SCHOOLS WERE TODAY URGED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE TO GIVE THE IR FULLEST SUPPORT TO PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES CONNECTED WITH THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.
IN A GENERAL SCHOOL CIRCULAR IN SUPPORT OF THE CAMPAIGN DUE TO BE LAUNCHED ON OCTOBER 25, THE DIRECTOR SAID: ALL SCHOOLS ARE URGED TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN DRIVING HOME TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THE MESSAGE THAT 'CLEANLINESS IS A WAY OF LIFE'.+
EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE IN LITTER PREVENTION IS A LONG TERM TASK THAT INVOLVES DEVELOP ING CORRECT PERSONAL HABITS AND SOCIAL ATTITUDES.
+ IT CANNOT BE OVER-EMPHASISED THAT GOOD HABITS ARE BEST CULTIVATED FROM THE EARLIEST AGE AND THAT HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS ARE AMONG THOSE WHO CAN DO A GREAT DEAL IN INCULCATING IN YOUNG PEOPLE A SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE APPEARANCE AND CONDITION OF THEIR CITY, MR HAYE SAID.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE LAUNCHING A NUMBER OF PROJECTS FOR SCHOOLS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.
THEY INCLUDE A SCHOOL LITTER PREFECT SCHEME, ADOPTING OUR COUNTRYSIDE SCHEME, +CLEAN FOR CHARITY+, +CLEAN OUR BEACHES+, AND VARIOUS INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITIONS ON THE CLEAN HONG KONG THEME.
+SCHOOLS WILL ALSO BE REQUESTED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE DISTRICT OFFICES OR THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES TO ASK PUPILS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLEAN HONG KONG ACTIVITIES, + THE DIRECTOR SAID.
THE CIRCULAR ALSO CONTAINED A LIST OF SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES WHICH SCHOOLS CAN ORGANISE TO HELP ALLEVIATE LITTER PROBLEMS,
THESE INCLUDE ENCOURAGING PUPILS TO KEEP THE IR OWN CLASSROOM TIDY, ARRANGING COMPETITIONS ON THE CLEAN HONG KONG THEME, ASSIGNING ESSAYS ON RELATED TOPICS, ENCOURAGING PUPILS TO SET GOOD EXAMPLES OF CLEANLINESS TO THE IR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBOURS, CLEANING PICNIC AREAS DURING ANNUAL SCHOOL PICNICS, AND ORGANISING THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB OR OTHER SCHOOL CLUBS TO DEVOTE A SATURDAY EACH MONTH TO ASSIST ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED PERSONS REMOVE LITTER FROM THE IR HOMES.
ENQUIRIES FROM SCHOOLS CONCERNING CLEAN HONG KONG ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE MADE AT THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON 5-779007.
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