TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1984
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+JUDGED FROM THE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE BY BOTH SCHOOLS
AND STUDENTS AND FROM THE ACTIVE SUPPORT GIVEN BY CAREERS TEACHERS, THIS FUNCTION HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED NECESSARY.+
+GIVEN SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION BY THE PEOPLE CONCERNED,
I AM CONVINCED THAT OUR YOUNG WILL BE PROVIDED WITH BETTER CAREERS EDUCATION, + HE ADDED.
IN THIS OPENING SPEECH EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR RON BRIDGE, SAID THAT EDUCATION FOR THE OFFSPRING NOWADAYS DID NOT FALL ON PARENTS AND FAMILIES ONLY.
BOTH SCHOOLS AND SOCIETY PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS RESPECT, HE ADDED.
YOUNG PEOPLE, HE SAID, HAD TO BROADEN THEIR HORIZON, TO HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE IR OWN APTITUDE AND ABILITY AND TO ACQUIRE AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AS POSSIBLE.
THE COPE OF LEARNING SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO BOOKS BUT SHOULD ALSO EXTEND TO VARIOUS TRADES, HE ADDED.
IMPORTANCE OF DAY NURSERIES IN NEW TOWN STRESSED
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DAY NURSERIES ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AMONG WELFARE SERVICES IN NEW HOUSING AREAS AS MANY PEOPLE LIVING THERE ARE YOUNG WORKING COUPLES WITH SMALL CHILDREN.
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID THIS TODAY (TUESDAY) WHEN HE OPENED THE SALVATION ARMY'S TAI YUEN NURSERY AT TAI YUEN ESTATE IN TAI PO.
THE NURSERY CATERS FOR 100 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWO AND SIX.
+ I AM SURE THAT THE NURSERY WILL PROVIDE NOT ONLY A HAPPY AND SAFER PLACE FOR CHILDREN WHILE THEIR PARENTS ARE AT WORK, BUT ALSO A STIMULATING AND IMAGINATIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN BEGIN TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITIES, MR CHAMBERS SAID.
AT PRESENT, THERE ARE THREE NURSERIES IN TAI PO PROVIDING 270 PLACES.
+WE EXPECT ANOTHER 300 PLACES TO BE ESTABLISHED THIS YEAR, AND THIS SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO MEET THE NEED FOR SUCH PLACES IN TAI PO, HE SAID.
MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO ENSURE THAT WHEN NEW HOUSING ESTATES ARE COMPLETED AND BEGIN TO TAKE IN NEW TENANTS, ALL THE NECESSARY FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE NEEDS OF THE NEW RESIDENTS CAN BE MET AND A PROPER COMMUNITY CAN DEVELOP.
+WELFARE SERVICES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SERVICES REQUIRED IN ANY NEW TOWN, HE ADDED.
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