the regulation states : `` '' popularizing compulsory primary education is work to lay a foundation for improving the people 's standards in mastering scientific and general knowledge and for training competent personnel for the four modernizations . every citizen is obligated to have his children complete primary education . after repeatedly explaining to and educating the parents , those who still fail to fulfill the obligation without a proper reason should be punished and compelled to fulfill the obligation . youngsters between 13 and 15 years of age who are not attending schools and who have not completed primary education should be organized to enter schools again in order to prevent new cases of illiteracy and semi-literacy . governments at all levels should actively aid mentally retarded children in completing primary school education . we should greatly support minority areas , economically underdeveloped areas , and remote areas in order to develop primary education . '' ''
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