TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1981
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE URGED TO COOPERATE IF APPROACHED BY HOSPITAL STAFF AND TOLD NOT TO SMOKE.
+ IT IS ONLY WITH THE COOPERATION OF PATIENTS, VISITORS AND STAFF CAN WE MAINTAIN A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE IN OUR HOSPITALS, HE SAID.
MORE YOUTHS SOUGHT FOR COMMUNITY CLUBS
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A RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS (CYC) MEMBERS HAS JUST STARTED AND STAFF FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT SOME 200 SCHOOLS IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TO BOOST MEMBERSHIP MR MICHAEL LEUNG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE CITY LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG. HE SAID THAT AT PRESENT MORE THAN 50 000 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS FROM 474 SCHOOLS HAVE JOINED THE CYC SCHEME.
THE LIONS CLUB HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHEME SINCE IT FIRST STARTED IN 1978 TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE IN GOOD CITIZENSHIP, MR LEUNG NOTED.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE SCHEME IS CONFINED TO STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY 4 TO FORM 7 LEVELS, AND IT TAKES THE FORM OF SCHOOL CLUBS ENGAGED IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SOCIALLY ORIENTATED TOPICS.
+ IN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE PLANNED NO LESS THAN 16 SUCH AREAS OF WORK, AND THE MAIN ONES INCLUDE: CLEAN HONG KONG, FIGHT CRIME, COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION, ROAD SAFETY AND CONSUMER EDUCATION,+ MR LEUNG SAID.
BY THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN RELATED EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CYC MEMBERS BECOME USEFUL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND DEVELOP CORRECT SOCIAL ATTITUDES WHEN THEY ARE STILL AT SCHOOL.
THE CYC PROMOTES PRACTICAL MORAL EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING THE YOUNG TO SEE BEYOND THEMSELVES INTO A WIDER WORLD AND TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF CONCERN AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHERS, MR LEUNG SAID.
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+ IT IS THIS PROCESS OF LEARN, BE CONCERNED AND SERVE* AND SUCH APPLICATION OF EDUCATION TO REAL LIFE THAT DISTINGUISHES THE CYC SCHEME FROM OTHER YOUTH GROUPS, THAT MAKES THE STUDENTS' EDUCATION MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND MORE FULLY PREPARES THEM FOR LIFE IN SOCIETY, HE SAID.
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