SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1987
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SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS
A WIDE RANGE OF LAND AND WATER SPORTS ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN LINED UP BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO CATER FOR DIFFERENT INTERESTS AND ABILITIES OF STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER VACATION.
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DAVID LAN, TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE PRESENTATION OF FLAG ΤΟ THE HONG KONG PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOOTBALL TEAM DUE TO LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 6) TO COMPETE WITH STUDENTS FROM CHINA, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA IN THE 3RD ASIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL SOCCER TOURNAMENT.
INVITATIONAL
SWIM" SCHEME VERY POPULAR
MR LAN SAID IN STORE THIS SUMMER WAS A "LEARN TO FOR 7,500 PRIMARY CHILDREN. THE SCHEME HAS PROVED TO BE AND ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 130,000 PUPILS IN ITS PAST 16 YEARS OF
OPERATION.
THE SCHOOLS SUMMER OLYMPIAD WHICH ENDED LAST WEEK PROVIDED A VENUE FOR 4,500 STUDENTS FROM 75 SCHOOLS TO FIND OUT HOW GOOD THEY WERE AT SPORTS OF THEIR FORTE.
"THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE SUMMER SPORTS SCHEME ΤΟ PROMOTE SPORTS INTEREST AMONG THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME STUDENTS WHO ARE ASPIRING TO WIN A GOLD, SILVER OR BRONZE MEDAL IN THE SCHEME, SAID MR LAN.
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"TEACHERS ARE ALSO TAKEN CARE OF IN THE 19 COURSES ON PE AND FOLK DANCE RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THEM THIS SUMMER, ADDED MR LAN.
"IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT ALL THESE PROGRAMMES ARE WELL SUBSCRIBED. SUCH POSITIVE RESPONSE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE IN DEVELOPING NOT ONLY STUDENTS' INTELLECTUAL ABILITY, BUT ALSO THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS,'
"THE DEVELOPMENT IS IN LINE WITH THE POLICY TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITIES CLASSROOMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT, MR LAN ADDED.
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S STUDENTS
WITH AMPLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
"PHYSICAL EDUCATION PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD'S LIFE IN SCHOOL. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS OR 30, HONG KONG CHILDREN ARE GETTING STRONGER, TALLER AND HEALTHIER EVERY DAY," HE SAID.
WHILE PART OF THE REASONS WAS DUE TO THE BETTER NUTRITION FOR CHILDREN, MR LAN ADDED THAT GREATER EMPHASIS HAD ALSO BEEN GIVEN TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND OTHER SPORTING ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS WHICH CONTRIBUTED A LOT TOWARDS BUILDING A HEALTHIER LIFE OF CHILDREN.
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