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THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1976

COLONIAL SECRETARY VISITS SCHOOL AND

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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DURING A 45-MINUTE TOUR OF THE GOVERNMENT-RUN HO TUNG TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, SIR DENYS ROBERTS SAW PUPILS MAKING DRESSES, POTTERY VESSELS AND FIGURES, PREPARING CHINESE AND EUROPEAN DELICACIES AND CAKES AS WELL AS PRINT-MAKING, PAINTING AND DOING CRAFT AND BASIC DESIGN WORK,

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, SIR DENYS FIRST WENT INTO THE HALL WHERE SOME 80 DRESSES, SKIRTS, BLOUSES, KNITTED GARMENTS AND FASHION SKETCHES WERE DISPLAYED ON THE STAGE.

IN THE COURSE OF HIS VISIT HE CHATTED WITH PUPILS AND SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN THEIR WORK.

AMONG OTHER THINGS, THERE WERE ABOUT 100 PIECES OF POTTERY WARE ON DISPLAY. SIR DENYS MADE SEVERAL PAUSES AS HE PASSED ALONG THE CORRIDORS IN THE SIX-STOREY BUILDING TO ADMIRE THE WORKS OF ART, NUMBERING ABOUT 100, ON THE WALLS. THE PRINCIPAL, MISS LO CHUNG-MING ALSO SHOWED THE COLONIAL SECRETARY SCULPTURE, TOYS AND EMBROIDERY WORK DONE BY THE PUPILS.

THE SCHOOL HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 629 AND AMONG THE TEACHING STAFF ARE FIVE FORMER STUDENTS.

AFTER LEAVING THE SCHOOL, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY PROCEEDED TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WHERE HE SAW AND DISCUSSED AN EXCERPT FROM THE FILM ON THE ACTIVITY APPROACH IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS. + HE WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE RECENT WORK IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN JUNIOR SECONDARY FORMS.

SIR DENYS WAS ALSO GIVEN A BRIEF IDEA OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH THE PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECTION HAD TO SOLVE.

DURING HIS TWO-HOUR STAY, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY CHATTED INFORMALLY WITH OFFICERS WORKING IN THE VARIOUS BRANCHES AND DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. AMONG THEM WERE THE THREE DEPUTY DIRECTORS, MR. COLVYN HAYE, MR. HO NGA-MING AND MR. ANDREW KINGWELL.

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