WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1986
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COMMITTEE ON CIVIC EDUCATION SET UP
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A COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MRS RITA FAN HAS BEEN SET UP TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION OUTSIDE SCHOOLS.
THE INTENTION OF SETTING UP THE COMMITTEE IS TO STIMULATE INITIATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY IN PROMOTING CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY GUIDELINES AND SUPPORT.
THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, WHICH COMPRISES 11 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, HELD ITS INAUGURAL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ARE:
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TO STUDY, DISCUSS AND MAKE PROPOSALS ON THE OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF CIVIC EDUCATION!
TO LIAISE WITH AND ASSIST IN THE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION
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TO ENCOURAGE ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION AND TO PARTICIPATE IN RELATED ACTIVITIES, AND TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY GUIDELINES AND SUPPORT.
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE MR SZETO WAH, MRS PAULINE NG, MR MAK HOI-WAH, DR C.Y. HUANG, MR CHENG KAI-NAM, MR CHAN WING-TAI, MISS NORA YAU, DR KWAN LAI HUNG, MRS KWAN KO SIU-WAH AND MR YIP JING PING, LUKE.
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTED ON THE COMMITTEE INCLUDE THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION; EDUCATION DEPARTMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG; SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT: THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
AT TODAY'S MEETING, MEMBERS AGREED TO SET UP FOUR WORKING GROUPS UNDER THE COMMITTEE :
WORKING GROUP
PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
PROJECTS WORKING GROUP
CONVENOR
MR GEORGE YUEN, ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MR MAK HOI-WAH
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