WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1992
EDUCATION TV PROGRAMME TO DISCOURAGE STUDENT SUICIDES
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A SPECIAL TELEVISION PROGRAMME TO HELP STUDENTS VALUE LIFE AND DISCOURAGE SUICIDES WILL BE SHOWN IN CLASSROOMS IN LATE NOVEMBER, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, SAID TODAY
(WEDNESDAY).
THE 30-MINUTE PROGRAMME ENTITLED "VALUE OF LIFE" WILL BE TARGETED AT PRIMARY 3 TO SECONDARY 5 STUDENTS.
IT WILL INCLUDE A NUMBER OF DRAMATISED SITUATIONS AND PROBLEMS ON SCHOOL WORK, EXAMINATIONS, RELATIONS AMONG SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND PEER GROUPS.
DURING HIS VISIT TO THE RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG'S (RTHK) EDUCATION TELEVISION (ETV) CENTRE IN BROADCAST DRIVE, MR WONG SAID: "I AM GRATEFUL TO TV CELEBRITIES AND TOP INTERNATIONAL TENNIS PLAYER MICHAEL CHANG FOR APPEARING IN THE PROGRAMME TO SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON THE VALUE OF LIFE.'
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"IN ADDITION, PROFESSIONALS WILL ADVISE THE STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, AND ON WAYS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING SEEKING HELP FROM TEACHERS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND GUIDANCE OFFICERS.
"WE HOPE THAT THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF THIS NEW PROGRAMME, STUDENTS WILL HAVE A POSITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF VALUE OF LIFE."
MR WONG SAID APART FROM THE PRODUCTION OF REGULAR SYLLABUS - BASED EDUCATION TELEVISION PROGRAMMES, BOTH DEPARTMENTS ALSO PRODUCED SPECIAL TOPICAL SUBJECTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
MR WONG CITED EXAMPLES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
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IS THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICY TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TOPICAL SUBJECTS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO MEET THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT, HE ADDED.
LAST YEAR THE ETV CENTRE PRODUCED 150 PROGRAMMES WITH AN AUDIENCE OF 650,000. MOST VIEWERS WERE PRIMARY STUDENTS AND THE REST WERE JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
TO ENSURE THAT THESE PROGRAMMES ARE PROPERLY RECEIVED, ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS AS WELL AS PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITH BOUGHT PLACES ARE PROVIDED WITH COLOUR TV SETS, VIDEO RECORDERS AND TAPES.
EDUCATION TELEVISION STARTED IN 1971 TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND TO COMPLEMENT THE WORK OF TRACHERS IN CLASSROOMS.
SINCE 1976, RTHK AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAVE JOINED HANDS TO FURTHER EXTEND THE SERVICE IN SUBJECTS AND LEVELS.
FILMING AND
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MS MARIA WAN, MR WONG VIEWED SOME ETV PROGRAMMES, SAW STUDIO PRODUCTION AND TOURED ITS ARTS GALLERY.
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