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SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1989

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SPEAKS ON TEACHERS'

MISSIONS

THE

AND WORRIES

ANXIETY OF SHOULD MAKE DEMOCRACY, THE

TEACHERS SHOULD STRIVE TO ALLAY THEIR STUDENTS IN THE WAKE OF RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA AND THEM UNDERSTAND MORE FULLY THE MEANING OF FREEDOM AND DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

IN THE

HE WAS SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ON "MISSIONS OF EDUCATORS

ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG WAKE OF THE STUDENT MOVEMENT IN CHINA" ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS.

ABOUT THE STUDENT MOVEMENT IN MR LI SAID STUDENTS' CONCERN

OF CIVIC CHINA HAD GENERATED A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION EDUCATION,

WORKERS SHOULD

TO

THIS OPPORTUNITY "EDUCATION

SEIZE

TAKE PROPER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH A VIEW TO ASSISTING STUDENTS TO GAIN A

OBILIGATIONS IN PERCEPTION OF DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM AS WELL AS THEIR THE LONG TERM.

"IN THE PROCESS OF GOING DEEPER INTO CIVIC EDUCATION, SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE YOUNG AGE AND MENTALITY OF STUDENTS.

"PROPER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

MORE CONTENTIOUS ISSUES AND WIDE-EMBRACING TOPICS,

TEACHERS

IS PARTICULARLY HELPFUL ON

MR LI SAID.

SELECTION

BETTER RESULTS

OF TEACHING

THROUGH COULD BE ATTAINED

AND A PROGRESSIVE MATERIALS

A

SYSTEMATIC

APPROACH IN

TEACHING THESE TOPICS, HE ADDED.

MR LI SAID STUDENTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED AND LED TO MAKE OWN JUDGEMENT THROUGH OBJECTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND ANALYSES.

THEIR

"THEY

OBLIGATIONS BECAUSE

SHOULD ALSO

AMIDST

AWARE

DELEGATION OF

POWER,

OF MADE BE

THE PRESENT OUTCRY

OF OBLIGATIONS COULD FULFILMENT

THEIR FOR

RIGHTS DEMOCRACY

BE EASILY

AND

AND

OVERSHADOWED BY DEMAND FOR RIGHTS.

"THIS DEVELOPMENT IS HARMFUL TO THE PROCESS OF

DEMOCRATISATION

AND THE SOCIETY AS A WHOLE,

MR LI ADDED.

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