THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1988
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"AREAS SUCH AS EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING, PERSONAL ATTENTION TO STUDENTS' INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH, PROVISION OF PROPER ACTIVITIES TO CULTIVATE THE SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES, ARE ALL IMPORTANT AND MANPOWER INTENSIVE," HE SAID.
HE SAID THAT BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT MADE ITS COMMITMENT IN LARGE AND REGULAR RESOURCE TERMS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY USEFUL IF A PILOT SCHEME WAS CARRIED OUT IN A SELECTED NUMBER OF SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST AND MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS OF ACHIEVING THE DESIRED LEVEL OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
"THIS KIND OF EXPERIMENT, WHEN CAREFULLY CONDUCTED WITH SUFFICIENT FUNDING IN A LARGE ENOUGH SAMPLE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS, WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS SOLVING THE TOUGH PROBLEM OF ENSURING PROPER QUALITY IN OUR MASS EDUCATION SYSTEM, HE SAID.
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HE ALSO SAID THAT IN RECENT CONSULTATION WITH SOME DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS OF HIS DISTRICT, IT WAS SUGGESTED TO HIM THAT ANOTHER GAP THAT SHOULD BE CLOSED QUICKLY WAS THE GAP BETWEEN THE PRESENT SOCIAL SERVICE TO THE AGED AND THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF THE OLD PEOPLE DUE TO THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE CHINESE FAMILY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT MANY OLD PEOPLE WERE LIVING ALONE, WITH OR WITHOUT ADEQUATE FINANCIAL MEANS, BUT CERTAINLY LACKING IN SOCIAL SUPPORT IN A COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE SOCIAL SERVICE POLICY VERY MUCH REFLECTED THE TRADITION OF THE OLD CHINESE EXTENDED FAMILY.
THEREFORE, A QUANTUM JUMP IN THE CARING OF THE OLD WAS NECESSARY IF SOCIAL SERVICE FOR THE OLD WAS TO CATCH UP WITH THE CHANGING FAMILY TRADITION.
DR TSE SAID THAT THERE WERE OTHER AREAS WHICH COULD BE IDENTIFIED FOR SIMILAR ASSISTANCE, BUT HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT "WHILE WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE PRUDENCE IN SPENDING WITHIN OUR OWN MEANS, WE MUST NOT BE TEMPTED TO THINK THAT THE LARGER THE SURPLUS, THE BETTER IS THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
"ON A LONG TERM BASIS, OUR RESOURCES MUST BE PROPERLY DEPLOYED SO THAT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE COMMENSURATE WITH STATE OF OUR ECONOMIC HEALTH,
HE SAID.
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