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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1987
OF
HONG
INDIAN
KONG
理
ADDITIONAL SECRETARY OF MINISTRY OF HEALTH GOVERNMENT, MISS MIRA SETH, CURRENTLY ON A STOP-OVER IN AFTER ATTENDING THE ADB CONFERENCE, JOINED MISS CHUNG ON A TOUR OF THE HOSPITAL. THEY WERE SHOWN THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY UNIT, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS FACILITIES IN THE HOSPITAL.
"I AM DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY THE HIGH MORALE AND CHEERFULNESS OF THE STAFF OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE TO COPE WITH HEAVY DEMAND FOR THEIR SERVICES BY THE RESIDENTS OF KWUN TONG," MISS CHUNG SAID.
VIEWS ON CIVIC EDUCATION EXCHANGED
THE PROMOTION OF
CIVIC
CIVIC
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MRS RITA FAN, YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) EXCHANGED VIEWS ON EDUCATION WITH MEMBERS OF A WORKING GROUP ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC MINDEDNESS OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD.
ACCOMPANIED BY A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR PETER TAM, SHE ATTENDED A REGULAR MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP LAST NIGHT.
AT THE MEETING MRS FAN OUTLINED THE BACKGROUND TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF CIVIC EDUCATION AGREED BY THE COMMITTEE.
SHE STRESSED THAT THESE OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE AT PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC WERE NOT MEANT TO BE DIRECTIVES AND DISTRICTS COULD THEIR OWN PRIORITIES ACCORDING TO DISTRICT NEEDS.
AIMED BASICALLY EDUCATION. THEY OF COURSE SET
IN
SHE SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE ASKED AT ITS NEXT MEETING ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 7) TO ENDORSE A WORK PROGRAMME FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION THIS YEAR. THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED, FOR EXAMPLE, A CLOSER LIAISON WITH DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED
CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, PUBLICATION OF A NEWSLETTER, UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCE ROOM ΤΟ A FULL-SCALE RESOURCE CENTRE.
THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SCHEME STARTED THIS YEAR. TWENTY-THREE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED AND SUBSIDISED BY THE SCHEME.
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