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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1984
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SEMINAR ON MORAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS
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ABOUT 300 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WONG TAI SIN WILL ATTEND A SEMINAR TOMORROW (SATURDAY), AIMED AT PROMOTING MORAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.
THE SEMINAR IS PART OF THE MORAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY THE SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE IN WONG TAI SIN AND IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND IS SPONSORED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD,
THE THEME FOR TOMORROW'S SEMINAR, ENTITLED +HOW TO STRIKE A BALANCE IN A HIGHLY MATERIALISTIC SOCIETY+ AIMS AT REINFORCING STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF MORAL PRINCIPLES AND TO ADVISE THEM ON HOW TO MAINTAIN A RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN MATERIAL DESIRES AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY.
THE ASSISTANT DEAN OF BASIC STUDIES DIVISION OF HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE, DR EDDIE HO AND THE PRINCIPAL OF CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE CHEUNG WING-GEE COLLEGE, MR LI PAK-HUNG WILL BE AMONG THE GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR.
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NEED FOR GOOD MANAGERS STRESSED ****
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, DESIGNATE, MR MICHAEL LEUNG TODAY PRAISED LINGNAN COLLEGE FOR TRAINING TALENTED BUSINESS MANAGERS WHO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS.
SPEAKING AT THE COLLEGE GRADUATION CEREMONY MR LEUNG SAID THAT 77 PER CENT OF ITS GRADUATES IN 1983-84 HAD MAJORED IN BUSINESS STUDIES.
AS A MAJOR MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIAL CENTRE AS WELL AS AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE, HONG KONG HAD ALWAYS REQUIRED PEOPLE SKILLED IN MANAGEMENT.
+IN COMPETING WITH OTHERS FOR AN EQUITABLE SHARE OF THE REWARDS OF INDUSTRY AND ENDEAVOUR, THE TALENTS OF HONG KONG'S MANAGERS ARE STRONGLY TESTED,
+ IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS LINGNAN ARE OFFERING MANAGEMENT AND ALLIED PROGRAMMES OF STUDY AND THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE COMING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATE IN THEM,+ MR LEUNG SAID.
WITHIN AN EDUCATION SYSTEM AS LARGE AS OURS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS MUST AND SHOULD HAVE DIFFERING CONCEPTS OF WHAT THE IR ROLE SHOULD BE.
/DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS