SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1989
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YOUNG PEOPLE WITH STRONG SENSE OF PURPOSE NEEDED
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR JOHN WINFIELD, SAID YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A STRONG SENSE OF PURPOSE AND DIRECTION ARE NEEDED AS HONG KONG MOVES INTO THE 1990'S.
HE POINTED OUT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE MUST THEMSELVES, TO USE TO THE FULL THEIR NATURAL ENERGIES AND TO SHOW TOLERANCE TOWARDS OTHER WELL AS RESPECT FOR THEIR STRENGTHS.
BE PREPARED TO THINK FOR FACULTIES AND CREATIVE PEOPLE'S WEAKNESSES AS
SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE GOOD CHILDREN AWARDS 1989 AT THE CITY HALL TODAY (SATURDAY), MR WINFIELD SAID: "1N STRIVING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW WE MUST ALWAYS ENSURE THAT HUMAN VALUES ARE CENTRAL TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS.
"I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE FOUNDERS OF THE JUNIOR CHAMBERS AND MEMBERS, PAST AND PRESENT, FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SUCH HUMAN VALUES AND, THROUGH THE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY."
MR WINFIELD ALSO SPOKE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG TEACHER-PARENT COMMUNICATION IN THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX URBAN
SOCIETY.
HE SAID IT WAS THROUGH SUCH COMMUNICATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN COULD BE BETTER UNDERSTOOD AND ALL-ROUND CARE COULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PERSONALITY.
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THERE WERE MANY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION WITHI PARENTS AND HOME-SCHOOL CONTACTS, HE SAID.
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"THESE INCLUDE PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION FUNCTIONS, OPEN DAYS, SPEECH DAYS, PARENTS' DAYS, HOME VISITS AND REGULAR CASUAL CONTACTS, HE ADDED.
THE GOOD CHILDREN AWARDS PROJECT, ORGANISED BY THE ISLAND JAYCEES AND OCEAN JAYCEES OF THE HONG KONG JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HAD RECEIVED SOLID SUPPORT FROM SCHOOLS.
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TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD, A CHILD MUST BE PROVED BY HIS PARENTS AND TEACHERS AS HAVING ACHIEVED EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE
IN THE SOCIAL
TERMS
OF CONDUCT AND
RESPONSIBILITY.
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