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MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1992

NEW CIVIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPOINTED

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED FIVE NEW MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

THEY ARE MR JOHN HO DIT-SANG, SENIOR LAW LECTURER OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG; MR JOHANNES CHAN MAN-MUN, LAW LECTURER OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY; MR WILLIAM TSUI HING-CHUEN, A SOLICITOR; MR RAYMOND CHOW WAT-KAM, AN ARCHITECT; AND MRS ANITA CHAN FOK FO-CHUN, A SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE NEW APPOINTMENTS HAVE BROUGHT THE NUMBER OF NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FROM 14 TO 18.

"THE COMMITTEE HAS RECENTLY AGREED TO THE GOVERNMENT'S SUGGESTION TO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND AN EXPANDED MEMBERSHIP SHOULD HELP THE COMMITTEE TO BETTER COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN WORKLOAD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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IN THIS CONNECTION, A NEW SUB-COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS WILL SOON BE FORMED UNDER THE COMMITTEE TO FORMULATE THE NECESSARY PUBLICITY AND PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE NEW WORK.

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE THREE SUB-COMMITTEES AND TWO AD HOC COMMITTEES FORMED UNDER THE MAIN COMMITTEE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SUB-COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SCHEME UNDER WHICH SUBSIDIES ARE GRANTED TO DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS FOR MOUNTING CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS.

THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE RULE OF LAW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING THE KEY CONCEPTS OF THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PROMOTION OF THESE CONCEPTS.

THERE IS ALSO THE RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS WHICH PLANS, EXECUTES AND ANALYSES SURVEYS AND STUDIES THE MAIN COMMITTEE.

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THE WORK EMPHASIS FOR THE COMMITTEE THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR IS "RULE OF LAW", WHICH WILL ALSO BE THE MAIN THEME OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES BEING LINED UP,

THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION IN JULY; A CIVIC EDUCATION DAY IN DECEMBER AND A NUMBER PUBLIC SEMINARS.

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OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION ARE: DR DANIEL TSE (CHAIRMAN), MR CHAN CHUN-FAT, MR CHAN KAR-LOK, MR CHAN WING-TAI, MR CHENG KAI-NAM, MISS JUNIA HO, MR CHI-TONG, DR LO CHI-KIN, MR LO KWOK-JIM, MR MAK HOI-WAH, MR POON TIK, MR JUSTEIN C. WONG, MS NORA YAU AND MRS AVA CHIU.

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