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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1983

THE DECISION BY THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO JOIN THE FULLY AIDED SECTOR REFLECTED A REALISATION OF THE INCREASING DEMANDS PLACED ON SECONDARY SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF UNIVERSAL JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION AND WITH INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, HE SAID.

COMPARED WITH THE SITUATION 25 YEARS AGO, MR HAYE NOTED, +TODAY WE HAVE TO PROVIDE FOR THE FULL RANGE OF ABILITY AND FOSTER INTERESTS AND PURSUITS OUTSIDE BUT COMPLEMENTARY TO THE MORE FORMAL CLASSROOM TEACHING.

+AND EVEN THIS MORE FORMAL TEACHING HAS BECOME MORE COMPLEX AS IT STRIVES TO KEEP UP WITH THE RAPID ADVANCES BEING MADE IN ALL FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE.

+ALL THIS HAS MEANT THE NEED FOR GREATER AND IMPROVED RESOURCES IN THE SCHOOLS, IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY IN BOTH TEACHING STAFF AND FACILITIES, MR HAYE ADDED.

HE NOTED THAT THIS NEED COULD ONLY BE MET THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE BODIES OPERATING THE SCHOOLS AND THE GOVERNMENT.

+THIS IS THE PARTNERSHIP WHICH EXISTS IN WHAT IN HONG KONG WE CALL THE AIDED SCHOOLS.

+IT IS A PARTNERSHIP WHICH ENSURES THE MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS OF PROVISION BUT LEAVES SUFFICIENT FREEDOM TO SCHOOL BODIES TO RETAIN THE IR INDIVIDUALITY AND THEIR FREEDOM TO INITIATE.

+ROSARYHILL SCHOOL OFFERS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A NON- GOVERNMENT BODY RECOGNISING A NEED TO BE MET, TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO MEET THAT NEED BUT, RECOGNISING THE LIMITATIONS OF ITS OWN RESOURCES, ENSURING THAT IT CONTINUES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS PUPILS THROUGH ACTIVE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT, MR HAYE SAID.

ANTI-SMOKING DRIVE IN KWUN TONG

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AN ANTI-SMOKING EXHIBITION-CUM-CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) IN KWUN TONG TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE HEALTH RISKS FROM SMOKING.

THE EVENT WILL MARK THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT'S ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL LAST TILL THE END OF NEXT MONTH.

THE CARNIVAL, FEATURING A CHILDREN ART GALLERY, A QUIZ, GAMES STALLS, SLIDE AND VARIETY SHOWS AND A DISPLAY OF ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGĖS, WILL BE HELD FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM AT THE MAIN SQUARE OF THE TELFORD GARDENS IN KOWLOON BAY.

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK-UPS AND LUNG FUNCTION TESTS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

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