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SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1993

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LEAFLETS HELP PARENTS COMMUNICATE * * * * *

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED ONE MILLION LEAFLETS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PARENTS TO HELP THEM COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

THE LEAFLET WAS PRODUCED IN RESPONSE ΤΟ CONCERN ON THE APPAREN'T BREAKDOWN OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN AS REFLECTED IN A GROWING NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN DISTRESS.

"THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF LEAFLETS FOR PARENTS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE NEW LEAFLET ENTITLED "HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHILD", IS AIMED AT ENHANCING PARENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CHILDREN'S NEEDS AND HELPING THEM SPOT THE SIGNS OF CHILDREN IN TROUBLE.

IT ALSO CONTAINS ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE STUDENT GUIDANCE SERVICE, CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE, SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AND A NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHICH HELP PARENTS DEAL WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S PROBLEMS.

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FOUR MEMBERS JOIN CIVIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE

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

THEY ARE MR PETER LAM YUK-WAH, MRS JUSTINA LEUNG NGAI MOU-YIN, MR TAI HAY-LAP AND MR YIP WAR.

MR PETER LAM, DIRECTOR OF A VIDEO PUBLISHING COMPANY, HAS WORKED FOR A NUMBER OF MEDIA ORGANISATIONS IN THE PAST.

HE IS ALSO AN EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG MOTION PICTURES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.

MRS JUSTINA LEUNG, A SOCIAL WORKER BY PROFESSION, IS THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG. SHE HAS SERVED ON THE BOARDS OF MANY SOCIAL SERVICE GROUPS SINCE 1988.

MR TAI HAY-LAP IS THE PRINCIPAL OF YAN ΟΙ TONG TIN KA PING SECONDARY SCHOOL. HE HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE SINCE 1989.

MR YIP WAH, A RETIRED SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES IN THE PAST DECADE. HE IS CHAIRMAN OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.

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