THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1984
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SCHOOLS, TEACHERS' VITAL ROLE STRESSED
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SCHOOL PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN NURTURING A CHILD'S SENSE OF BELONGING FOR A COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN DEVELOPING AREAS LIKE THE NEW TOWNS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PO LEUNG KUK LEUNG CHOW SHUN KAM PRIMARY SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN, MR HAYE SAID SCHOOL FORMED A CENTRAL PART OF MOST CHILDREN'S LIVES.
+ IT IS, THEREFORE, VERY LIKELY THAT THIS SCHOOL IS WHERE THE NEW YOUNG RESIDENTS OF TUEN MUN WILL BE INITIATED INTO THE LIFE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, + HE ADDED.
MR HAYE ALSO REFERRED TO THE BIG RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHERS IN THE NEW TOWNS AND SAID THAT IN ADDITION TO IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE +IN A STIMULATING AND LASTING MANNER+, AND SETTING EXAMPLES IN THE IR PERSONAL CONDUCT, THEY HAD ALSO TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS SETTLE DOWN AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
+THEY DID THIS FIRST THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND THEN IN INCREASING INVOLVEMENT, AS THE SCHOOL DEVELOPED AND MATURED, IN THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
+A SENSE OF BELONGING DEVELOPED IN AND FOR THE SCHOOL WILL EXTEND TO A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR THE COMMUNITY, HE CONCLUDED.
HE PRAISED THE PO LEUNG KUK FOR ITS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS SOCIAL SERVICES, ESPECIALLY IN THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG IN HONG KONG.
IT HAD BEEN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ON VARIOUS LEVELS AND FACETS, WITH ITS FIVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NINE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, THREE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND FIVE KINDERGARTENS.
IN THE NEW TOWNS, THE PO LEUNG KUK HAD ALSO BEEN PLAYING AN INCREASINGLY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN EDUCATION FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, MR HAYE SAID.
+HERE IN TUEN MUN, THE PO LEUNG KUK HAS ALREADY MADE ITS MARK WITH THE PO LEUNG KUK CENTENARY COLLEGE, THE PO LEUNG KUK NO. 5 PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE NEWLY OPENED PO LEUNG KUK SIU HONG COURT KINDERGARTEN, HE SAID.
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