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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1986

STUDENTS GET CHANCE TO LEARN FROM ELECTIONS

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STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF HONG KONG DURING THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON MARCH 6, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITAL S.C. GAW MEMORIAL COLLEGE IN TSING YI, MR LIAO SAID THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIC EDUCATION WAS A CONTINUOUS EFFORT.

+BY ATTENDING LECTURES AND JOINING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE CLASSROOMS, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PREPARE THEMSELVES BETTER FOR THE FUTURE AND AT THE SAME TIME LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIETY AND THE MEANING OF PARTICIPATION, HE SAID.

A SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS AND FORUMS WOULD BE HELD THROUGHOUT HONG KONG IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO INTRODUCE THE WORK OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE PLATFORMS OF CANDIDATES.

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+STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE ACTIVITIES TO LEARN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND THE MEANING OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, HE SAID.

MR LIAO PRAISED THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS FOR

ITS DIVERSIFIED DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFORT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION SERVICES FOR NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS.

SITUATED AT TIGER'S HEAD ON TSING YI, THE S.C. GAW MEMORIAL COLLEGE IS ONE OF THE MANY SCHOOLS SPONSORED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, PROVIDING SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES FOR STUDENTS LIVING ON TSING YI AND THE NEARBY AREAS.

LIBRARY SK ILL WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS *****

GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND TWO SEPARATE SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON CURRICULUM-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND BASIC LIBRARY SKILLS FROM MARCH TO JUNE.

ORGANISED BY THE LIBRARY SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, EACH OF THE 24 WORKSHOPS WILL CONSIST OF TWO SESSIONS.

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