SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1982
TEACHERS' SUPPORT VITAL, HAYE SAYS
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IMPROVEMENTS IN EDUCATION AND THE TRAINING OF MORE RESPONSIBLE AND BETTER CITIZENS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF TEACHERS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE HONG KONG TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MR HAYE SAID THE ROLE OF A TEACHER HAD ALWAYS BEEN A DEMANDING ONE AND WAS EVEN MORE SO TODAY.
+NOT ONLY DOES A TEACHER HAVE TO KEEP HIMSELF ABREAST WITH KNOWLEDGE, AT THE SAME TIME HE HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AROUND HIM AND SET A GOOD PERSONAL EXAMPLE FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO FOLLOW,+ HE SAID.
HE SAID THE AIM OF EDUCATION WAS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' POTENTIAL TO THE UTMOST FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY, AND THE DEMAND ON TEACHERS TO COPE WITH THE NEEDS OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS WAS EVER INCREASING.
+TODAY'S TEACHER HAS TO UPDATE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF HIS SUBJECT AREAS AND THE EFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF GROWINGLY SOPHISTICATED AIDS AND EQUIPMENT.
+HE HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF HIS STUDENTS AND THE MANNER IN WHICH TEACHING MUST BE ADAPTED TO THEM. HE ALSO HAS TO BUILD UP THE SOCIAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS SO AS TO PREPARE THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY, + MR HAYE SAID.
HE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT ALL THESE ASPECTS WERE REFLECTED IN THE PROGRAMME FOR DISCUSSION.
GROUP LEAVES FOR TEXTILE TALKS
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THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TO THE NEXT ROUND OF TEXTILE TALKS WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY LEFT HONG KONG YESTERDAY (FRIDAY).
THE TALKS WILL RESUME IN BRUSSELS ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 15).
TWO EARLIER ROUNDS OF TALKS RESULTED IN A LARGE MEASURE OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES BUT THE MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK TO FINALISING AN AGREEMENT REMAINS THE EEC'S DEMANDS FOR A 12 PER CENT CUTBACK ON HONG KONG'S QUOTAS FOR KNIT SHIRTS, KNIT PULLOVERS, TROUSERS, BLOUSES AND WOVEN SHIRTS.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE JOINED IN BRUSSELS NEXT WEEK BY THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR BILL DORWARD.
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