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SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1981

CALL FOR CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME

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CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND FAMILY IS ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR CHILDREN AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE CRIME, MR COLVYN HAYE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF SHUN TAK FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION LEE SHAU KEE COLLEGE IN KWAI CHUNG.

FAMILY INFLUENCE IS ALL PERVADING AND THE BEHAVIOUR AND MORAL STANDARDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS INCULCATE IN THE CHILD A SENSE OF RIGHT AND EVIL, MR HAYE SAID.

+ IN SHORT. THE FAMILY PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERE FOR EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND AN EXAMPLE FOR MORAL BEHAVIOUR, AND IS THE HIGHEST SINGLE INFLUENCE IN A CHILD'S EMOTIONAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.

SCHOOLS SUPPLEMENT THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN PROVIDING

A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENTS, BUT IT COULD NOT REPLACE THE FAMILY.

+THOUGH THE SCHOOL HAS A VERY IMPORTANT PART TO PLAY, PARENTS WILL BE WRONG IF THEY THINK THEY CAN LEAVE THE ENTIRE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILD TO THE SCHOOL, MR HAYE SAID.

HE ADDED: +CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND FAMILY IS ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDING SUFFICIENT GUIDANCE TO THE GROWING CHILD. THIS WILL DEFINITELY HELP A LOT TOWARDS TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN SCHOOLS AND IN SOCIETY AT LARGE.+

TENDERS FOR PUMPING STATION *****

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPING STATION AT LIN MA HANG ROAD TO PUMP FLOOD WATER FROM THE RIVER GANGES TO PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR.

THE WORK ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD

AND SITE FORMATION FOR THE PUMPING STATION.

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN JULY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 23 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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