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SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1977
GOOD RESPONSE TO MOBILE EXHIBITION ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
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RESPONSE TO THE MOBILE EXHIBITION ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, HELD LAST MONTH IN TSUEN WAN, WAS ENCOURAGING AND PLANS HAVE BEEN DRAWN UP TO EXTEND IT TO MORE AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT SOME 3,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE EXHIBITION BETWEEN DECEMBER 15 AND 18.
+BECAUSE OF THIS GOOD RESPONSE, WE HAVE DRAWN UP A PROGRAMME FOR THE EXHIBITION TO BE MOUNTED FOR 14 DAYS IN FIVE AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES THIS MONTH, HE SAID.
+ IT WILL BE HELD IN FANLING BETWEEN JANUARY 6 AND 8, IN SHEK LEI BETWEEN JANUARY 11 AND 13, IN LEI MUK SHUE ON JANUARY 15 AND 16, IN SHEUNG SHUI ON JANUARY 17 AND 18, AND IN YUEN LONG
BETWEEN JANUARY 26 AND 29,+ HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT OTHER AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES INCLUDING SHA TIN, TAI PO AND TUEN MUN, WILL BE COVERED BY THE EXHIBITION LATER IN THE YEAR.
THE AIM OF THESE EXHIBITIONS IS TO DRIVE HOME TO RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES THE CONCEPT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION. ITEMS ON DISPLAY WILL TOUGH ON, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE GENERATION GAP, FAMILY PLANNING, THE CHOICE OF CAREERS, WAYS TO HANDLE PROBLEM CHILDREN, AND HOW WORKING MOTHERS SHOULD LOOK AFTER THEIR CHILDREN.
DURING THESE EXHIBITIONS, A SOCIAL WORKER WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUERIES IN CONNECTION WITH FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUALS OR THEIR FAMILIES.
THE PROJECT IS A JOINT EFFORT OF 13 SCHOOLS AND WELFARE AGENCIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND IS CO-ORDINATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE.
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