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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1983

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+THEY ARE THE RESULT OF THE VERY HARD WORK THAT HAS BEEN AND WILL BE DONE ON MARKET RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

+THESE SUBJECTS WILL FORM AN IMPORTANT OPTION IN THE BALANCED CURRICULUM OF THE PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, AND WILL NO DOUBT OPEN UP NEW OPPORTUNITIES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR STUDENTS IN THESE SCHOOLS,+ MR HAYE SAID.

REFERRING TO THE OVERALL REVIEW OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, MR HAYE SAID HE HAD NO DOUBT THAT HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTÉM, OF WHICH PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WERE AN IMPORTANT PART, WAS DEVELOPING ON THE RIGHT LINES.

THE EXHIBITION OPENED BY MR HAYE MARKS THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE OPEN DAYS OF THE EXISTING 12 PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE C.C.C. ROTARY PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AT WANG TAU HOM, KOWLOON, UNTIL DECEMBER 12 (MONDAY).

VALUE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION STRESSED

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THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION WAS STRESSED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS.

SPEAKING AT THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT THE FAMILY WAS THE KEY UNIT IN SOCIETY.

+FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF FAMILY LIFE AND TO PREVENT FAMILY PROBLEMS FROM DEVELOPING,+ HE ADDED.

+TO SOME EXTENT, IT ACTS AS A SCHOOL IN WHICH WE DEVELOP OUR HUMAN PERSONALITIES.

+MOREOVER, IT IS WITHIN THE FAMILY THAT EACH NEW GENERATION LEARNS HOW TO BALANCE THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE FAMILY GROUP AND IN A SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.+

BUT THIS WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY WHEN RAPIDLY CHANGING SOCIAL CONDITIONS IMPOSED GREAT STRAINS ON THE FAMILY STRUCTURE.

+BECAUSE OF THIS IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD MAINTAIN OUR EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH THE FAMILY LIFE OF OUR PEOPLE, HE EMPHASISED.

MR CHAMBERS DESCRIBED THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION SURVEY, WHICH STUDIED THE ATTITUDES OF YOUNG PEOPLE TOWARDS FAMILY LIFE, AS +A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT DURING THE YEAR+.

HE SAID THE REPORT WAS PARTICULARLY VALUABLE AND HELPED CORRECT THE OFTEN DISTORTED PICTURE OF WHAT HONG KONG YOUTH WERE LIKE AS PROJECTED BY THE MASS MEDIA.

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