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SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1978-

1978.

EFFORTS OF STUDENT GUIDANCE BODY ACKNOWLEDGED

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, S. THOMAS LEE, TODAY (SUNDAY) REAFFIRMED THE VALUE OF CO-OPERATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE GOVEN EXT I. . EETING COMMUNITY NEEDS.

IR. LEE SAID THIS COULD BE REFLECTED BY THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT SECONDARY AND PRIMARY STUDENT GUIDANCE COMMITTEE - A BODY MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCHCOLS, WELFARE AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION STUDENT CULTURAL CONTESTS ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE, HE SAID THAT UNTIL DECEMBER LAST YEAR, THE COMMITTEE WAS A SMALLER GROUP WITH SERVICES RESTRICTED TO PRIMARY SIX STUDENTS.

WITH THE CANCELLATION OF THE JOINT SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, THE GROUP AS EXPANDED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SERVICES TO SECCHDARY STUDENTS AS WELL.

+DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE COMMITTEE HAS WORKED HARD TOWARDS THE EXPANSION OF STUDY ROOM FACILITIES AND TUITION SERVICE IN THE DISTRICT, AND ORGANISED A SEMINAR ON CAREER AND FURTHER STUDIES TO HELP STUDENTS PLAN THEIR FUTURE, + HE SAID.

PR. LEE SAID THE COMMITTEE HAD ALSO SHOWN STRONG SUPPORT TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, A MAJOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMIE JOINTLY LAUNCHED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY TIES THE FACE OF RAPID SOCIAL CHANGES.

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+THE COMMITTEE'S ATTEMPT IN FOSTERING THE ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF OVER 70,000 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT HAS WON PUBLIC ESTEEM AND SUPPORT,+ HE SAID.

MR. LEE NOTED THAT THE RECENT DONATION OF $40,000 BY THE ROTARY CLUB ISLAND WEST TOWARDS THE COIN ITTEE'S CURRENT YEAR EXPENDITURE WAS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THIS SUPPORT.

MR. LEE LATER PRESENTED PRIZES TO WINNERS OF THE ESSAY-WRITING, POSTER-DESIGN AND COLOURING CONTESTS. THEY WERE SELECTED FROM AMONG 1,500 PARTICIPANTS WHO DASED THEIR ENTRIES ON THEIR DAILY FAMILY LIFE.

THE PRIZE PRESENTATION WAS HELD ALONG WITH A TWO-HOUR VARIETY SHOW FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY SCHOOL CHOIRS, HARMONICA BANDS, ORIENTAL AND WESTERN FOLK DANCE TEAMS, BRASS AND PERCUSSION EANDS.

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