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+WHERE NON-ATTENDANCE IS THE RESULT OF PARENTAL HOSTILITY OR INDIFFERENCE, VERBAL OR WRITTEN WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED AND - IF NECESSARY ÁN ATTENDANCE ORDER WILL BE SERVED, HE SAID.
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ON AVERAGE, ONE OR TWO SUCH ORDERS WERE SERVED EACH YEAR, HE ADDED.
+IN GENERAL, HOWEVER, PARENTS CO-OPERATE FULLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND IN SUCH CASES GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING EFFORTS CONTINUE UNTIL THE CHILD EITHER SUBSEQUENTLY RESUMES ATTENDANCE CR REACHES SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE,+ MR HENDERSON SAID.
HE SAID CONTINUING EFFORTS WERE BEING MADE TO ENSURE THAT LEARNING WAS AN INTERESTING AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE. THESE INCLUDED:
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PROVISION OF A BROADER AND MORE RELEVANT CURRICULUM WITH INCLUSION OF MORE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS;
IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING METHODS;
PROVISION OF BETTER AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS AND BETTER EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAMME;
STRENGTHENING OF REMEDIAL TEACHING, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLINA, AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL TEACHERS; AND
ENHANCEMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL AND RESOURCE SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS THROUGH TRAINING COURSES AND TEACHING AND TEACHERS' CENTRES.
IN ADDITION, WHILE THE NORMAL PROCESS OF CURRICULUM REVIEW AND REFORM WOULD CONTINUE. THE POSSIBILITIES WERE BEING EXPLORED OF DEVELOPING A SPECIAL AND MORE PRACTICALLY-ORIENTED CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN WITH INSUFFICIENT MOTIVATION TO BENEFIT FROM THE MORE STANDARD SCHOOL CURRICULUM, MR HENDERSON SAID.
REASONS FOR HIGH AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN HK
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A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION ARE AMONG FACTORS WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE HIGH AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS SAID TODAY,
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HILTON CHEONG- LEEN, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE LATEST GOVERNMENT STATISTICS SHOWED THAT THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN HONG KONG WAS 73.2 YEARS FOR MEN AND 79.0 YEARS FOR WOMEN.
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