FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1983
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UMELCO MEMBERS TO VISIT CHEUNG CHAU AND MUI WO
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SEVEN UMELCO MEMBERS LED BY DR HENRY HU WILL VISIT CHEUNG CHAU AND MUT WO ON MONDAY (JUNE 6) MORNING TO SEE THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES ON THESE ISLANDS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, THE MEMBERS WILL FIRST GO TO THE CHEUNG CHAU SPORTS GROUND WHERE THEY WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE FACILITIES,
THEY WILL THEN WALK ALONG THE CENTRAL PRAYA TO SEE A HAWKER RE-ORDERING EXERCISE AND THE SITE FOR VARIOUS PROPOSED PERMANENT MARKET FACILITIES.
AT THE CHEUNG CHAU PUBLIC PIER, THEY WILL BE TOLD OF THE ISLAND'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND THE RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.
THE PARTY WILL THEN LEAVE FOR MUI WO TO SEE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THERE.
ON THEIR RETURN, THE GROUP WILL MEET UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN SINCERE BUILDING FOR DISCUSSIONS ON MATTERS OF INTEREST IN THE DISTRICT.
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MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOMED TO COVER THE VISIT. MARINE LAUNCH WILL LEAVE THE QUEEN'S PIER IN CENTRAL AT 7.30 AM SHARP ON MONDAY (JUNE 6) FOR CHEUNG CHAU AND MUI WO AND RETURN TO HONG KONG BY NOON.
PARENTS' ROLE 11 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES STRESSED *****
STUDENTS' DISCIPLINE AND BEH. VIOUR AS WELL AS THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION CAN BE IMPROVED IN PARE ITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN SCHOOL ACTIV TIES, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL DINNER PARTY OF THE HONG KONG PRIVATE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION, MR HAY SAID THAT FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION HAD BROUGHT A GREATER NUMBE OF CHILDREN INTO OUR SCHOOLS FROM VERY DIVERSE SOCIAL BACKGRO INDS AND THAT THIS HAD PUT A STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM.
HOWEVER. HE SAID, PARENTS COULD PLAY A VERY EFFECTIVE PART IN ALLEVIATING SOME OF THE STRAIN ON SCHOOLS IF SCHOOLS TOOK THE TROUBLE TO INVOLVE PARENTS MORE AND MORE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
MR HAYE