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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1976
COMMUNITY URGED TO HONOUR THE ELDERLY
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TONIGHT CALLED ON THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE THE GREAT TRADITION OF HONOURING THE ELDERLY.
+OLD PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCED IN LIFE AND THEIR EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE TREASURED NOT ONLY IN A FAMILY BUT ALSO IN SOCIETY.+
MR. LEE WAS SPEAKING AT A DINNER PARTY GIVEN BY THE HUNG HOM 3 DISTRICTS) KAIFONG ASSOCIATION IN HONOUR OF THE OLD PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICTS.
THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT FAMILY LIFE HAD A GREAT BEARING ON THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
HARMONY, HE CONTINUED, WOULD PREVAIL IN A FAMILY IF THE PARENTS WERE KIND AND CHILDREN OBEDIENT.
+ IN SUCH A FAMILY, HE STRESSED, +CHILDREN WILL HAVE A SENSE OF SECURITY AND WARMTH WHICH ARE NECESSARY IN THE MOULDING OF GOOD CHARACTER. +
HE SAID THAT THE MAJORITY OF PROBLEM YOUTHS CAME FROM BROKEN HOMES,
MR. LEE ALSO URGED THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SHOW MORE RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY IN DAILY LIFE, FOR EXAMPLE, BY HELPING THEM CROSS THE ROAD, OFFERING THEM SEATS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND ENSURING THAT THEY NEED NOT STAND IN LONG QUEUES.
+ALL THESE CAN BE DONE SO EASILY AND AT THE SAME TIME SHOW YOUR CARE AND RESPECT FOR THE OLD PEOPLE,+ HE ADDED.