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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1984

+ IN FACT ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION IN THE LAST 10 YEARS MUST BE THE MANNER IN WHICH OUR CHILDREN HAVE TURNED FROM THE IR BOOKS TO INTERESTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM TO BECOME WELL-ROUNDED PERSONALITIES FIT AND ABLE TO TAKE THEIR PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

MR HAYE ALSO STRESSED THE IMPORTANT ROLE PARENTS COULD PLAY IN EDUCATION.

+SO THE MODERN TEACHER MUST ESTABLISH CLOSE LINKS WITH PARENTS AND THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT PARENTS IF AND WHEN THERE ARE

IT IS VITAL THAT TEACHERS AND PROBLEMS THAT MUST BE DISCUSSED. PARENTS JOIN HANDS IN EDUCATING CHILDREN AT SCHOOL AND IN THE HOME, HE SAID,

TEXTILES NEGOTIATIONS WITH NORWAY COMPLETED

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AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORWAY AND HONG KONG REGARDING HONG KONG'S TEXTILE EXPORTS TO NORWAY WAS INITIALLED BY THE HEADS OF THE TWO DELEGATIONS IN OSLO YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE INITIALLING TOOK PLACE AT THE END OF FOUR ROUNDS OF NEGOTIATIONS.

THE AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF NORWAY AND HONG KONG.

THE AGREEMENT, IF APPROVED BY BOTH GOVERNMENTS, WILL BE VAL ID FROM JULY 1, 1984 UNTIL JUNE 30, 1987.

NORWAY HAS EARLIER INITIALLED BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH

SIX OTHER COUNTRIES.

THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ITS FINAL POSITION ON MFA MEMBERSHIP ON THE BASIS OF ALL THESE AGREEMENTS.

WHEN APPROVED, THE AGREEMENTS WOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR NORWAY'S ENTRY INTO THE MFA AS OF JULY 1, 1984, AND BRING THAT COUNTRY'S GLOBAL QUOTA SYSTEM TO AN END.

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