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Saturday, February 10, 1973

PERSEVERANCE AND CO-OPERATION

In Extra-Curricular Activities

Gardening and vegetable planting by pupils are extra-curricular

activities of very good educational value, the Deputy Director of Education

(Administration), Mr. C.J.G. Lowe, said this afternoon at the Ling Ying

Public School,

Such activities, he said, were truly educative in the wider sense

of the word as well as creative.

Mr. Lowe, who presented prizes to some of the winners of the schools'

gardens, children's art and vegetable planting competitions, said that pupils'

participation in these competitions gave them an opportunity to carry out

practical work and experience in nature study.

The Deputy Director told pupils that the preservation of their

environment through gardening and looking after the countryside were positive

methods of ensuring that Hong Kong was kept tidy and as attractive as possible.

Mr. Lowe reminded the audience that each and everyone of them had a

responsibility in the continuous campaign to "Keep Hong Kong Clean",

The Education Department was very anxious to ensure that the Keep

H.K. Clean Campaign was a success and had worked hard to encourage schools and

pupils to play a full part.

The response from schools and pupils had been good and he was most

grateful for it.

He thanked all those concerned in taking part in the campaign and hoped

pupils would work hard to maintain the high standards achieved.

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