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Tuesday, January 9, 1973

"Pre-school children should ideally be brought outside every day

into the open air and sunshine to give them more exercise and to reduce

the incidence of infectious disease," she added.

Turning to the effect of schooling on children, she deplored

what she called the over-emphasis on the children's imitative ability and

visual memory and the unnecessary amount of homework often given at the

kindergarten level which might unfavourably affect the children's personality

and psychological make-up.

"Too strict a regimen imposed on young children will only result

in the submergence of their natural childhood", she added, " and inhibit

the development of initiative, imagination and creative ability".

Meanwhile, the total contribution of the Government Lotteries Fund

to the Survey has now totalled more than $750,000.

It is hoped that the further findings of the survey will go a

long way towards benefiting the Government and all bodies concerned with

child welfare and care in Hong Kong.

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