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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1983
STRUCK IN 22 CARAT GOLD, EACH COIN MEASURES 28.4 MM IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHS 15.976 GRAMMES,
EACH COIN WILL BE PACKAGED IN A PLASTIC SCREW TOP CAPSULE AND SUPPLIED WITH A PRESENTATION CASE AND A DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET.
GOLD COINS WITH A FACE VALUE OF $1 000 WERE MADE LEGAL TENDER ON MAY 5, 1975.
THE YEAR OF THE RAT BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 2, 1984 AND ENDS ON FEBRUARY 19, 1985.
THE RAT IS REGARDED AS THE BIRTHDAY ANIMAL FOR PEOPLE BORN BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING DATES AND FOR ANYONE BORN IN PREVIOUS YEARS OF THE RAT:
1900
1912
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1901 (JANUARY 31, 1900 TO FEBRUARY 18, 1901)
1913 (FEBRUARY 18, 1912 TO FEBRUARY 5, 1913)
1924 - 1925 (FEBRUARY 5, 1924 TO JANUARY 23, 1925) 1936 1937 (JANUARY 24, 1936 TO FEBRUARY 10, 1937)
1948
1960
1972
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1949 (FEBRUARY 10, 1948 TO JANUARY 28, 1949)
1961 (JANUARY 28, 1960 TO FEBRUARY 14, 1961)
1973 (FEBRUARY 15, 1972 TO FEBRUARY 2, 1973)
STUDENTS' NEED FOR GUIDANCE STRESSED
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YOUNG STUDENTS NEED UNDERSTANDING, GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT INTO SUCCESSFUL ADULTS.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF PO KOK PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AND BUDDHIST COLLEGE IN HAPPY VALLEY.
HE SAID HIGHER EXPECTATIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE AND STIFFER COMPETITION WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM PARTICULARLY WHEN COMBINED WITH FAMILY PROBLEMS, COULD CAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE DIFFICULTIES.
IF THEIR DIFFICULTIES WERE NOT DETECTED AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS TAKEN, THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT MIGHT BE AFFECTED, HE EMPHASISED.
HE SAID THAT SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK HELPED STUDENTS OVERCOME THESE DIFFICULTIES.
THIS SERVICE, INTRODUCED IN 1974, SUPPLEMENTS THE EFFORTS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS.
MR CHAMBERS