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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1989

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CIVIC EDUCATION REQUIRES FULL PUBLIC SUPPORT

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION. DR DANIEL TSE. TODAY (SATURDAY) CALLED ON THE COMMUNITY LEND THEIR FULL SUPPORT FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN A HOTEL IN HO MAN TIN. DR TSE POINTED OUT THAT CTVTC EDUCATION PROMOTION WORK WOULD BE AFFECTED IN THE LONG RUN WITHOUT THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY,

"MOST PEOPLE STILL SHOW LITTLE INTEREST IN CIVIC EDUCATION ALTHOUGH AN INCREASING NUMBER HAS BECOME INVOLVED IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN RECENT YEARS. HE NOTED.

HE SAID THE ABSTRACT CONCEPT OF CIVIC EDUCATION. AND THE LACK OF REFERENCE MATERIAL AND SYSTEMATIC PROMOTION HAD MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PUSH FORWARD CIVIC EDUCATION.

"WE SHOULD TACKLE THESE PROBLEMS IN THE SAME WAY AS DOCTORS TREAT THEIR PATIENTS.

*I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEMS LIE. THEY WILL CEASE TO EXIST. HE SAID.

DR TSE SAID THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION HAD RECENTLY EXPANDED ITS CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE.

"THE CENTRE. LOCATED AT SOUTHORN CENTRE IN WAN CHAI. IS DUE TO REOPEN VERY SOON FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF ITS EXPANSION WORK.

"I HOPE THE EXPANDED CENTRE WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THE DEMAND FROM THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION." HE ADDED.

IN CONCLUSION. DR TSE STRESSED THAT CIVIC EDUCATION PROMOTION WORK DEPENDED MUCH UPON AN ADEQUATE AND EFFECTIVE PUBLICITY PROGRAMME.

ALSO OFFICIATINO AT THE CEREMONY TODAY WERE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG, DISTRICT OFFICER MR DUNCAN PESCOD. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICT'S CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

ORGANISING COMMITTEE.

GROUP DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

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