THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1984
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VALUE OF READING STRESSED
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FACILITY IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH IS A VITAL FACTOR IN HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY BUT THE UTILITARIAN ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE FACILITY IS ONLY PART OF THE VALUE OF READING, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR NEIL HENDERSON, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 10TH WORLD CONGRESS ON READING THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON, MR HENDERSON ADDED THAT READING ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT AND REFRESHMENT.
HE SAID THE PROMOTION OF GOOD READING HABITS IS CENTRAL TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE HONG KONG READING ASSOCIATION, ALTHOUGH IN ITS FORMATIVE YEARS, IS MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROMOTION OF LITERACY IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH,
+BUT LET US REMEMBER THAT READING IS ULTIMATELY A MEANS TO AN END - TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE WORLD OF INFORMATION AND THE WORLD OF LITERATURE, THE TREASURY OF THE HUMAN MIND AND SPIRIT THAT LIES IN THE BOOKS OF THE WORLD THAT IS THE PRIZE OF BEING ABLE TO READ, MR HENDERSON NOTED.
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+THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS MAKING STRENUOUS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE-TEACHER EDUCATION THROUGH TRAINING COURSES IN THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION,
+ IN ADDITION, SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH EXTRA LANGUAGE TEACHERS TO STRENGTHEN REMEDIAL TEACHING PROGRAMMES, NEW TEACHING SYLLABUSES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED, PROVISION IS BEING MADE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF CLASS LIBRARIES, WIRE-FREE INDUCTION LOOP SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN SCHOOLS TO FACILITATE LANGUAGE TEACHING, AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO PROVIDE IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS,+ HE NOTED.
RE ITERATING THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD TEACHER TRAINING, MR HENDERSON PAID TRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CONGRESS
IN THIS FIELD.
MP'S PRESS CONFERENCE
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THE RT HON DAVID HOWELL, CONSERVATIVE MP FOR GUILDFORD, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 4 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS' MESS, 3RD FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
MR HOWELL IS VISITING HONG KONG AND WILL LEAVE TOMORROW EVENING.
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