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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1986

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE BRIEFINGS WERE CONVENOR OF THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION GROUP, MR MAK HOI-WAH, CONVENOR OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE ON CIVIC EDUCATION, MR C.M. LEUNG, AND CONVENOR OF THE PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP, MR GEORGE YUEN.

MR LEUNG EMPHASISED THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMITTEE WAS TO SITMULATE AND ENCOURAGE, RATHER THAN TO DIRECT INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS TO DEVISE WAYS AND MEANS TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION, THEREFORE THE SCOPE OF CIVIC EDUCATION MUST BE WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY.

MR YUEN SAID PUBLICITY ON CIVIC EDUCATION WAS A LONG-TERM EFFORT WHICH WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN THE YEARS TO COME. THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN WAS TO AROUSE PUBLIC CONCERN FOR THE SOCIETY AND TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

ALREADY TWO SHORT FILMS WERE BEING SHOWN ON TELEVISION ON THE WORK OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE OTHER A MUSIC VIDEO ON THE

ONE THEME SONG OF CIVIC EDUCATION,

ALSO IN THE PIPELINE ARE FOUR OTHERS RELATING TO MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE OMELCO. THEY WILL BE SCREENED LATER IN THE YEAR.

✦THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THESE FILMS IS NOT TO ADVERTISE THE ORGANISATIONS, BUT TO TELL THE MAN-IN-THE-STREET HOW HE CAN HELP THESE ORGANISATIONS TO HELP HIMSELF, MR YUEN SAID.

MRS FAN URGED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO ORGANISE MORE ACTIVITIES ON CIVIC EDUCATION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL. THIS WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO MAKE USE OF CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET UP IN SOME DISTRICTS.

MR LEUNG DISCLOSED THAT THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CAMPAIGN WOULD BE A CONFERENCE -- +CIVIC EDUCATION: ITS DIRECTION AND SIGNIFICANCE+ - TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 20 NEXT YEAR IN THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL.

ABOUT 200 PEOPLE FROM VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL GROUPS, DISTRICT BOARDS, THE ACADEMIC FIELD, AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND SO ON WILL TAKE PART IN THE EVENT.

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED WILL INCLUDE CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE FORMAL SCHOOL SYSTEM: HOW TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC

TO BE AWARE OF AND EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; HOW TO GEAR CIVIC EDUCATION AND ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO HONG KONG'S UNIQUE SITUATION AND CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIETY.

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