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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1990
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PROMOTING STUDENTS' SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BY BROADENING THEIR SOCIAL EXPERIENCES; AND
MAKING SCHOOL LIFE MORE CHALLENGING AND INTERESTING.
"A BROAD RANGE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE OPEN то STUDENTS AND THIS RANGE WIDENS AS THEY MOVE FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL," MR LI SAID.
HE SAID THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES MIGHT VARY FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL BUT PARENTAL SUPPORT WAS ALSO IMPORTANT.
HE SAID A SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SECTION WAS SET UP LAST YEAR TO CO- ORDINATE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHEN THE CENTRALLY-ORGANISED PROGRAMMES.
MR LI PRAISED THE HONG KONG EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATORS' ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR HELP IN IMPROVING AND PROMOTING SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
A RECENT SURVEY SUGGESTED EXTENDING THEIR SERVICE TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS, HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS.
MORE IMPORTANT ROLE FOR GRASS-ROOT ORGANISATIONS
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GRASS-ROOT ORGANISATIONS, SUCH AS KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, WILL HAVE A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE ΤΟ PLAY IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION WHEN DIRECT ELECTIONS то THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ARE INTRODUCED NEXT YEAR, THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR RAYMOND WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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'THEREFORE, KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD CONSIDER STRENGTHENING THEIR COMPOSITION, RECRUIT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STUDYING OR WORKING AS MEMBERS, AND REDEFINE THEIR DIRECTIVES AND SCOPE OF WORK," HE NOTED.
SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRASS-ROOT ORGANISATIONS IN THE 1990'S ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, MR WONG POINTED OUT THAT KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS WERE CAPABLE OF ASSISTING PEOPLE FROM THE DIFFERENT STRATA OF SOCIETY IN UNDERSTANDING REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, OBJECTIVELY REFLECTING PUBLIC OPINIONS AND PROVIDING DIVERSIFIED AND NEW SERVICES TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
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