SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 193+
SCHOOLS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
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SCHOOLS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 1985 JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM SHOULD APPLY TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE MARCH 30 THIS YEAR, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
+PRIVATE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS WHICH ARE NOT IN THE BOUGHT PLACE SCHEME AND WHICH CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE ARE REMINDED THEY MUST NOTIFY PARENTS THAT THEIR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ALLOCATION TO SUBSIDISED FORM 4 PLACES, HE SAID.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT ALL GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, AIDED SCHOOLS, NON-PROF IT-MAKING PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE BOUGHT PLACE SCHEME WILL PARTICIPATE NEXT YEAR.
SCHOOLS WHICH PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR ARE REQUESTED TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT IF THEY WISH TO CONTINUE TO DO SO IN 1985.
STUDENTS WHO WISH TO TAKE THE SCALING TEST+ UNDER THE SCHEME MUST MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS BEFORE SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AS THEIR I.D. NUMBERS WILL BE PRINTED ON THE IR JUNIOR CERTIFICATES OF EDUCATION.
PARENTS URGED TO HAVE MORE CONTACTS WITH CHILDREN
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THE OBJECTIVE OF A CHILD CARE CENTRE IS TO HELP PARENTS BRING THE IR YOUNG CHILDREN AND NOT TO TAKE OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FAMILY EDUCATION, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MRS EVELYN DOE, STRESSED TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE'S CHAK ON CHILD CARE CENTRE IN SHAM SHUI PO, SHE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE THE PARENTS AND THE FAMILY WHO WOULD HAVE THE MOST PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON YOUNG CHILDREN.
SHE URGED PARENTS TO HAVE MORE PERSONAL CONTACTS WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PROGRESS IN THE CHILD CARE CENTRE AND THEIR INTERESTS.
+CLOSE LIAISON AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND CHILD CARE WORKERS WILL ALSO HAVE POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD, + SHE SAID.
THERE ARE 14 SUBVENTED DAY NURSERIES IN SHAM SHUI PO, PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 1 650 PLACES.
ANOTHER FOUR WITH 290 PLACES ARE PLANNED TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR SUCH SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT.
MRS DOE SAID THAT OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE HAD BEEN PROVIDING A VARIETY OF WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, YOUTH CENTRES, SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, STUDY ROOMS AND NURSERIES.
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