TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1982
MORE EMPHASIS ON ART AND CRAFT IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
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MANY PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE OFFERING IMPROVED PROGRAMMES IN ART AND CRAFT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CURRICULUM AND THROUGH EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' PERSONAL AESTHETIC SENSITIVITY AND AWARENESS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE MR COLVYN HAYE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE CREATIVE ART AND CRAFT EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE SHENG KUNG HUI PRIMARY SCHOOLS COUNCIL IN THE CITY HALL IN WHICH THE WORK OF STUDENTS FROM 34 PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE DISPLAYED.
+THE APPEAL OF CHILDREN'S ART IS UNIVERSAL, IN THAT THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THE JOYOUS USE OF COLOURS, AND TO THE FRESHNESS AND UNPRETENTIOUS APPROACH WITH WHICH CHILDREN EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND EXPERIENCES OF THEIR WORLD.
+A CHILD'S IMAGINATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS AND HIS ARTISTIC VISION IS OFTEN A SOURCE OF AMAZEMENT, RECALLING MEMORIES OF ONE'S OWN YEARS OF INNOCENCE, MR HAYE SAID.
HE THANKED ALL THE CHILDREN AND TEACHERS AND THE SHENG KUNG HUI PRIMARY SCHOOLS COUNCIL FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN MOUNTING THIS EXHIBITION.
+THE EXHIBITION WE SEE TODAY IS ADEQUATE PROOF OF THE TEAMWORK AND LEVEL OF COOPERATION WHICH EXIST IN OUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS+, THE DIRECTOR SAID.
F.S. VISITS FACTORIES
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR JOHN BREMRIDGE, TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED AN OPTICAL FACTORY AND A TOY FACTORY IN NORTH POINT.
MR BREMRIDGE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY, MR PAUL WONG, ARRIVED AT W. HAKING INDUSTRIES LTD. AT KING'S ROAD, WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MISS PAULINĚ CHAN; AND THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, MR HERBERT WONG.
ESTABLISHED IN 1957, W. HAKING INDUSTRIES LTD. IS A LOCALLY-OWNED LIMITED COMPANY, ITS PRODUCTS - CAMERAS, BINOCULARS AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS - ARE EXPORTED TO THE US, UK, CONTINENTAL EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA AND JAPAN.
MR BREMRIDGE ALSO VISITED KADER INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. AT TANNER ROAD, AND WAS CONDUCTED ON A TOUR OF THE FACTORY BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR KENNETH TING AND THE SALES MANAGER, MR M.K. CHAN.
THE COMPANY, SET UP IN 1948 BY LOCALLY-OWNED INTEREST, PRODUCES MECHANICAL PLASTIC TOYS, BATTERY OPERATED TOYS, RACE CAR/TRAIN SETS, DOLLS AND DOLL DRESSES. IT EXPORTS ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE GOODS TO THE US, WHILST THE REMAINDER ARE SOLD TO THE UK, CONTINENTAL EUROPE, JAPAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES.
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