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curricular activities also flourish in the form of school societies, visits and projects, and of participation by the rural schools in various handicraft and rural activity sections of the New Territories Agricultural Show. A Safety First Exhibition attracted much interest among pupils and teachers, and there is in general a growing awareness of the importance of education for citizenship.
Representatives from Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo and the Commissioner-General's Office attended the Regional Conference of Directors of Education in October 1956. This was the first time this Conference had been held in Hong Kong. The Conference, which was opened by the Governor, lasted for three days and the subjects discussed included post-secondary education in the medium of Chinese, technical education, secondary schools in rural areas, ethical instruction in schools, and the selection, production and protection (of copyright) of text books.
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