THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1986
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HEADMASTERS TO PROMOTE CIVIC AWARENESS
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THE NORTH DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADMASTERS' CONFERENCE WILL GEAR ITS EFFORTS THIS YEAR TO PROMOTING CIVIC AWARENESS AND HELPING STUDENTS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR DISTRICT.
WHO WAS THURSDAY) THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE, MR POON HUEN-WAI RE-APPOINTED FOR THE CURRENT SESSION, SAID TODAY CULTIVATION OF CIVIC AWARENESS AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION WAS A GRADUAL PROCESS AND THE SCHOOL WAS THE BEST PLACE TO START.
IN LINE WITH THE DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN NOW IN PROGRESS, ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR WILL FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO BE MORE AWARE OF THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
THESE ACTIVITIES, FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, INCLUDE A SEMINAR ON EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, TALKS ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, VISITS TO GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPING AREAS IN THE DISTRICT, A SERVICE PROJECT FOR THE ELDERLY AS WELL AS AN ESSAY COMPETITION, AND AN EXHIBITION AND GAMES DAY AT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.
IN ADDITION, A TWO-DAY JOINT SCHOOL STUDY CAMP FOCUSSING ON THE THEME 'GET TO KNOW NORTH DISTRICT' WILL BE HELD IN DECEMBER.
THE NORTH DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADMASTERS' CONFERENCE WAS FORMED IN 1984 AND COMPRISES MEMBERS FROM EIGHT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. ITS MAIN AIMS ARE TO STRENGTHEN LINKS AMONG HEADMASTERS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND TO DISCUSS EDUCATION ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE DISTRICT.
ACTIVITIES ORGANISED LAST YEAR INCLUDED VISITS BY STUDENTS TO DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS, OTHER COMMUNITY VISITS, A JOINT SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY PROJECT, AND GAMES DAYS AT SCHOOLS.
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SURVEY TO BEGIN ON SAI KUNG YOUTH NEEDS
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A SURVEY ON YOUTH COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND RELATED PROBLEMS IN SAI KUNG WILL BE CARRIED OUT NEXT WEEK TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE LEISURE LIFE OF LOCAL YOUTHS AND THEIR NEED FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
THE SIX-WEEK SURVEY WILL START ON SUNDAY (JULY 20).
ABOUT 300 FAMILIES LIVING IN PLACES BETWEEN NAM WAI AND TAI MONG TSAI AND SAI KUNG ISLANDS WILL BE SELECTED AT RANDOM FOR THE SURVEY.
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