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SCMP Reporter

PARENTS and teachers are urged to form a united front in the education of youngsters, an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) official said.

  Introducing a new moral education video package, Talk With Me, the ICAC Acting Assistant Director of Community Relations, Michael Tsang Keen-sang, said the video package was the first joint project between the ICAC and the Education Department's Committee on Home-School Co-operation.

  'Adolescents undergo a significant transitional stage in character building as they enter secondary school. These young students face new challenges, while some parents may think that their children are all set once they enter secondary school,' said Mr Tsang.

  'We at the commission realise that apart from making the public aware of the dire consequences of corruption, it is even more important to inculcate a sense of fairness and to instil a sound value system among young people.

  'Through this package, we hope to strengthen their ability to resist the temptations of corruption from their formative years,' he said.

  Mr Tsang said that the ICAC had always attached great importance to educating the young.

   During the last academic year, the commission reached nearly 12,000 parents of primary school pupils through the Two Plus You moral education package, involving parents in the inculcation of sound personal values in primary pupils.

  It has subsequently reached about 2,500 parents through a supplementary video entitled What the Kids Say.

    'The ICAC has been exploring the feasibility of producing a similar package for secondary schools in recent years,' Mr Tsang said.

  Legislative Councillor Tik Chi-yuen, who is also chairman of the Committee on Home-School Co-operation, said a working group on the project was formed last year.

  'The group, which included experienced secondary school heads, teachers and school social workers, have made valuable contributions to the project,' Mr Tik said.

  The Talk With Me video package is targeted at teachers and parents of junior secondary students. The 22-minute video comprises three episodes and addresses practical issues such as responsibility, balanced attitude towards materialism and home-school co-operation.

 'Co-operation between family and school is especially important. The ICAC's effort in moral education would have been in vain if we didn't have the support from both parents and teachers.'      In addition to the video, the package also contains a comprehensive Teaching Guide , featuring three easy-to-use lesson plans as well as reference materials for teachers, such as adolescent psychology and group discussion techniques.

  Main discussion points are summarised in handouts for parents and co-operation for the benefit of students.

  The video packages will be distributed free to all secondary schools next month through the ICAC's eight regional offices, and are intended to be used during parent-teacher gatherings.

   A copy will also be sent to all voluntary agencies who provide school social work and family life education services.

    A series of workshops will be organised in March and April for schools in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories for teachers.



New video focuses on the young