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KUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1985

HE POINTED OUT THAT CIVIC EDUCATION RELATED TOPICS IN THE SYLLABUS FOR EACH OF THESE SUBJECTS WERE OUTLINED IN THE GUIDELINES,

ON THE FORMULATION OF THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF CIVIC EDUCATION, DR KONG SAID IT WAS RECOGNISED THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING AN OVERALL PATTERN OF CIVIC EDUCATION DID NOT REST WITH SCHOOLS ALONE.

+THE PRESERVATION AND STRENGTHENING OF A DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LIFE WILL CALL FOR THE SUPPORT OF MANY DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE,+ HE SAID.

+THE SPECIFIC ROLE OF THE SCHOOLS WILL BE TO DEVELOP IN YOUNG PEOPLE THE SORT OF KNOWLEDGE. ATTITUDES AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO BECOME RATIONAL, POLÍTICALLY SENSITIVE AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE CONSTRUCTIVELY TO THE PROCESS OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE, HE ADDED.

DR KONG ALSO SAID THAT SCHOOL HEADS AND TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT WHILE THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A CROSS-CURRICULUM APPROACH, SCHOOLS WERE FREE TO OFFER CIVIC EDUCATION AS AN INDEPENDENT SUBJECT ON THE SCHOOL TIME-TABLE IF THEY WISHED, PROVIDED THAT THE SYLLABUS WAS FIRST SUBMITTED TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL, JUST LIKE OTHER SUBJECTS AND SYLLABUSES INITIATED BY SCHOOLS.

FIRST QUARTER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX RELEASED

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THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1985, AT 109.5, WAS LITTLE CHANGED FROM THAT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 AT 109.1, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

A COMPARISON OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1985 WITH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1984, SHOWED A DECREASE OF 23.8 PER CENT.

HOWEVER, THE FIRST QUARTER IS NORMALLY A SEASONAL LOW FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BECAUSE MOST WORKERS TAKE THEIR ANNUAL LEAVE DURING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY CONTINUED TO SHOW THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PRODUCTION, RISING BY 48.2 PER CENT OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 AND 13.6 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND FOR EXPORTS TO CHINA.

/OPHER STRALS

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