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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994
SCHOOLS NEED PARENTAL SUPPORT
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THE SUCCESS OF MANY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES TAKEN BY THE EDUCATION WHICH DEPARTMENT DEPENDS ON THE SUPPORT OF PARENTS AND THE EXTENT TO THEY ARE PREPARED TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF ST STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE TODAY SAID: (WEDNESDAY), THE
WONG, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W
TEACHERS "EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IS A MATTER NOT ONLY FOR SCHOOLS, AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO ONE FOR PARENTS."
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HE STRESSED THAT GOOD PARENTAL SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING IS
AND SCHOOLS
THE KEY FACTOR LEADING TO THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
ACTIVE
CO-OPERATION
HE COMMENDED ST STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE FOR HAVING AN PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION WITH A LONG HISTORY OF CLOSE BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS AND PARENTS SINCE 1951.
WONG
VERY POSITIVE DEPARTMENT BY THAT KE
MR
ITS ALSO THANKED THE ASSOCIATION FOR AND FOR THE SUPPORT IT HAD GIVEN TO THE CONTRIBUTION PUBLISHING A BOOKLET ON HOME-SCHOOL CO-OPERATION, A MESSAGE HAS BEEN DISSEMINATING REGULARLY IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
HE NOTED THAT THE COLLEGE HAD IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION
HE BY MAKING
EFFECTIVE. MORE PLEASURABLE AND
SAID THE LEARNING
IN THIS PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO DONE MUCH POSITIVE WORK AND REGARD IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.
THE COLLEGE
AT THE SAME TIME, MR WONG WAS GLAD TO KNOW THAT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WAS NOW IN ITS FINAL PHASE WHICH, ON COMPLETION, NOT ONLY BENEFITED STUDENTS BUT ALSO YOUNG AREAS BY PROVIDING MORE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES.
PEOPLE IN NEIGHBOURING
MONETARY AUTHORITY PUBLISHES QUARTERLY BULLETIN
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THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA) LAUNCHES TODAY (WEDNESDAY} ITS QUARTERLY BULLETIN, WHICH CARRIES AN OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT OF BANKING AND MONETARY ACTIVITIES.
REVIEWS
THE INAUGURAL ISSUE CONTAINS NINE ARTICLES, INCLUDING OF THE BANKING SECTOR'S PROFIT IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS AND THE NEW REGIME FOR THE SUPERVISION OF LIQUIDITY, AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS ON HONG KONG'S INTEREST RATE STRUCTURE AND HKMA'S REVISED MODE OF MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS.
THE DEBUT OF THE BULLETIN FOLLOWS STATISTICAL BULLETIN IN SEPTEMBER.
THAT
OF
THE MONTHLY
WHILE THE MONTHLY BULLETIN COMPRISES STATISTICAL TABLES, THE QUARTERLY BULLETIN PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE HKMA TO PRESENT ITS VIEWS AND ANALYSIS ON REGULATORY AND POLICY ISSUES.
THE LAUNCH OF BOTH PUBLICATIONS UNDERSCORES
TO GREATER OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY.
HKMA'S COMMITMENT
/THE QUARTERLY