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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1975

TO MEET THIS NEED. THE CURRICULUM SHOULD PROVIDE A SELECTED RANGE OF EXPERIENCES FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE.

* THE CHILD'S UNDERSTANDING OF HIMSELF, HIS HUMAN RELATION- SHIPS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.

* THE CHILD'S ENVIRONMENT. NATURAL AND SOCIAL, EXTENDING. AS

HE MATURES, TO THE WIDER BOUNDS OF HONG KONG AND THE WORLD.

* THE CHILD'S CULTURAL, MORAL AND SPIRITUAL HERITAGE.

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THE CHILD'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE GROWING INTERDEPENDENCE OF NATIONS AND CULTURES.

IN CONCLUSION MR. TOPLEY STRESSED THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE CURRICULUM MUST HAVE CLEARLY DEFINED OBJECTIVES IF THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THE PURPOSES OF SOCIETY WERE TO BE SERVED.

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FEBRUARY ACCOUNTS SHOW $56 MILLION SURPLUS

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THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1975 SHOW A SURPLUS OF $56 MILLION COMPARED WITH A SURPLUS OF $185 MILLION IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR.

THIS HAS REDUCED THE ACCUMULATED DEFICIT TO $348 MILLION FOR THE FIRST ELEVEN MONTHS OF THE 1974-75 FINANCIAL YEAR. THE NORMAL SEASONAL DEFICIT FOR MARCH SHOULD BRING THE DEFICIT FOR THE FULL FINANCIAL YEAR CLOSE TO THE $410 MILLION THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY PREDICTED IN HIS BUDGET SPEECH.

TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE MONTH AT $589 MILLION IS $2 MILLION LESS THAN IN FEBRUARY 1974. TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT $533 MILLION IS $127 MILLION MORE THAN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.

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