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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1988

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'PAINT AND PLAY' FOR 1,000 CHILDREN

PLACE THIS (SUNDAY) SOME 1,000

IT WAS A BUSTLING SCENE AT THE EDINBURGH AFTERNOON WHEN THE SQUARE WAS TURNED INTO AN ART FAIR FOR YOUNG ARTISTS.

"PAINT AND PLAY" ACTIVITY DAY TAKING PART IN THE INSPIRING

DEMONSTRATED THEIR WHO FULLY WERE

AGED CHILDREN

BELOW SEVEN

PRIMITIVE MATERIAL SUCH A9 CREATIVITY AND ARTISTIC TALENT BY USING CLAY, FLOUR, SAND AND WATER, WOOD, PAPER AND EVEN SCRAP IN THEIR WORK.

то

GIVE

CHILDREN

A

CHANCE TO MAKE

THE EVENT WAS INTENDED DECISIONS, ORGANISE THEIR WORK AND SOLVE PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN.

THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, PARENTS WOULD ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT COULD BE DONE TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL.

THE FUNCTION WAS OPENED BY THE OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG, AND VICE-CHAIRMAN MRS ELSIE TU.

BETTER

CENTRAL AND WESTERN

DISTRICT

OF THE URBAN COUNCIL,

THE PARENTS ΤΟ GOOD

MR LAM ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL UPON VOTE IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 10, SO AS TO SET A EXAMPLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

THE "PAINT AND PLAY" ACTIVITY DAY WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY

WAN CHUNG

AREA COMMITTEE, CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE,

AND THE SALVATION ARMY ASSOCIATION

WITH PLAYGROUPS PRE-SCHOOL

ASSOCIATION FOR SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT CULTURE AND ARTS.

THE

DB SEMINAR ON SHA TIN DEVELOPMENT

AS 286,000

THE POPULATION OF SHA TIN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 426,000 AT MARCH LAST YEAR, COMPRISING A PUBLIC HOUSING POPULATION OF AND PRIVATE HOUSING POPULATION OF 140,000.

BY THE SHA HAVE A BETTER DEVELOPMENT TIN

THIS WAS REVEALED AT A SEMINAR RECENTLY ORGANISED

SECRETARIAT FOR DB

ΤΟ MEMBERS TIN DISTRICT BOARD

EDITION OF THE SHA

UNDERSTANDING

PROGRAMME.

OF

THE 1987

/ACCORDING TO