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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994

SCHOOLS NEED PARENTAL SUPPORT

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THE SUCCESS OF MANY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES TAKEN BY THE EDUCATION WHICH DEPARTMENT DEPENDS ON THE SUPPORT OF PARENTS AND THE EXTENT TO THEY ARE PREPARED TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN SCHOOL AFFAIRS.

SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF ST STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE TODAY SAID: (WEDNESDAY), THE

WONG, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W

TEACHERS "EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IS A MATTER NOT ONLY FOR SCHOOLS, AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO ONE FOR PARENTS."

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HE STRESSED THAT GOOD PARENTAL SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING IS

AND SCHOOLS

THE KEY FACTOR LEADING TO THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

ACTIVE

CO-OPERATION

HE COMMENDED ST STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE FOR HAVING AN PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION WITH A LONG HISTORY OF CLOSE BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS AND PARENTS SINCE 1951.

WONG

VERY POSITIVE DEPARTMENT BY THAT KE

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ITS ALSO THANKED THE ASSOCIATION FOR AND FOR THE SUPPORT IT HAD GIVEN TO THE CONTRIBUTION PUBLISHING A BOOKLET ON HOME-SCHOOL CO-OPERATION, A MESSAGE HAS BEEN DISSEMINATING REGULARLY IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

HE NOTED THAT THE COLLEGE HAD IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

HE BY MAKING

EFFECTIVE. MORE PLEASURABLE AND

SAID THE LEARNING

IN THIS PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO DONE MUCH POSITIVE WORK AND REGARD IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

THE COLLEGE

AT THE SAME TIME, MR WONG WAS GLAD TO KNOW THAT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WAS NOW IN ITS FINAL PHASE WHICH, ON COMPLETION, NOT ONLY BENEFITED STUDENTS BUT ALSO YOUNG AREAS BY PROVIDING MORE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES.

PEOPLE IN NEIGHBOURING

MONETARY AUTHORITY PUBLISHES QUARTERLY BULLETIN

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THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA) LAUNCHES TODAY (WEDNESDAY} ITS QUARTERLY BULLETIN, WHICH CARRIES AN OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT OF BANKING AND MONETARY ACTIVITIES.

REVIEWS

THE INAUGURAL ISSUE CONTAINS NINE ARTICLES, INCLUDING OF THE BANKING SECTOR'S PROFIT IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS AND THE NEW REGIME FOR THE SUPERVISION OF LIQUIDITY, AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS ON HONG KONG'S INTEREST RATE STRUCTURE AND HKMA'S REVISED MODE OF MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS.

THE DEBUT OF THE BULLETIN FOLLOWS STATISTICAL BULLETIN IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT

OF

THE MONTHLY

WHILE THE MONTHLY BULLETIN COMPRISES STATISTICAL TABLES, THE QUARTERLY BULLETIN PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE HKMA TO PRESENT ITS VIEWS AND ANALYSIS ON REGULATORY AND POLICY ISSUES.

THE LAUNCH OF BOTH PUBLICATIONS UNDERSCORES

TO GREATER OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY.

HKMA'S COMMITMENT

/THE QUARTERLY