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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1988

SCHOOL HEADS PRAISED FOR CIVIC EDUCATION EFFORTS

WAS

THE COUNCIL OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT SCHOOL HEADS PRAISED TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR ITS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION.

SPEAKING AT THE COUNCIL'S SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, THE ACTING CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELIZABETH TSE, COMMENDED THE COUNCIL FOR INITIATING VARIOUS MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PRODUCTION OF A VIDEO FILM FOR PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION.

PRODUCED BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM OVER 30 SCHOOLS, THE FILM FEATURES THE HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, IN AN ATTEMPT TO BOOST CIVIC AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

MISS TSE SAID THE COUNCIL PROVIDED EFFECTIVE LINKS BETWEEN THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

AFTER THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS ROSANNA TAM, ADDRESSED THE GATHERING ON YOUTH POLICY.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS PRINCIPALS WHO ATTENDED THE FUNCTION.

BETWEEN SCHOOL

SAFETY FIRST IN SUMMER JOBS

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STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO TAKE JOBS DURING THE COMING SUMMER HOLIDAYS ARE URGED TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH.

THE PLEA WAS MADE TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR YIP YUK-LUN, WHO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENTS GETTING HURT WHILE DOING SUMMER JOBS.

"THE SITUATION REQUIRES MORE ATTENTION THIS YEAR AS MANY EMPLOYERS ARE FACING THE PROBLEM OF LABOUR SHORTAGE AND ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUMMER JOB SEEKERS TO FILL THE VACANCIES, MR YIP SAID.

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INEXPERIENCED,

THEREFORE

"BUT MOST OF THESE WORKERS BEING UNTRAINED AND

+ DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ARE PRONE TO ACCIDENTS, HR SAID.

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