THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1989
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CIVIC EDUCATION SURVEY RESULTS ANNOUNCED
MORE PEOPLE HAVE GAINED AN UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC EDUCATION DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS, ACCORDING ΤΟ A TERRITORY-WIDE SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.
ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DR DANIEL TSE SAID THAT WHEN COMPARED WITH A SIMILAR SURVEY IN 1986, THE PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION WHO HAD SHOWN AN UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC EDUCATION HAD INCREASED FROM 30 PER CENT TO 34 PER CENT.
"CIVIC EDUCATION IS PERCEIVED AS A PROCESS OF PROMOTING PEOPLE'S UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY, CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND WAYS TO EXERCISE THESE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES," DR TSE SAID.
DR TSE SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY WAS TO IDENTIFY CHANGES, IF ANY, IN PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND THE EXERCISE OF CIVIC. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILTIES, USING THE 1986 SURVEY RESULTS AS A BENCHMARK.
THE SURVEY ALSO AIMED TO ASCERTAIN THE EFFECTIVENESS PUBLICITY EFFORTS IN THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND ESTABLISH INDICATORS OF CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF CIVIC MINDEDNESS.
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"THIS IS REQUIRED FOR IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION," DR TSE SAID.
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES (HK) LTD FROM MID-SEPTEMBER TO EARLY NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, AND INVOLVED PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH 1,000 RESPONDENTS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 64.
THE SURVEY FOCUSSED ON AREAS LIKE AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, PERCEPTION OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS, ATTITUDE TOWARDS CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLICITY IN CIVIC EDUCATION MESSAGES.
THE FINDINGS INDICATED THAT PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY, EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS HAD RAISED A RANGE OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS AS THEIR CONCERN.
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AMONG THEM, NEARLY HALF WERE CONCERNED ABOUT PROBLEMS IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY OF HONG KONG AS A WHOLE. SIXTEEN PER THEM HAVE TAKEN SOME FORM OF ACTION TO TACKLE THE INCLUDING MAKING COMPLAINTS TO THE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND ADVICE FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD.
MOST OF THE RESPONDENTS AGREED THAT "A GOOD CITIZEN SHOULD FIRST OF ALL HELP AND CARE ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD", THAT "IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD", AND THAT "EVERY PARENT SHOULD INSTIL IN THEIR CHILDREN A SENSE OF BELONGING TO HONG KONG".
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