MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1977
MOBILE EXHIBITION ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
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A THREE-DAY MOBILE EXHIBITION ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION BEGINS AT THE SHEK LI ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING, SHEK LI, TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE AIM OF THE EXHIBITION IS TO DRIVE HOME TO RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES THE CONCEPT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.
ITEMS ON DISPLAY WILL CENTRE 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 THE EXHIBITION, A SOCIAL WORKER WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUERIES IN CONNECTION WITH FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUALS AND 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.
THREE SIMILAR EXHIBITIONS WILL BE STAGED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS MONTH.
H.K. SEAMEN'S TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
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STARTING TODAY, APPLICATIONS FOR SEAMAN'S CERTIFICATES OF NATIONALITY AND IDENTITY WILL BE DEALT WITH BY THE BRITISH PASSPORT SECTION OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT IN ITS HEADQUARTERS IN INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, CENTRAL.
AT THE SAME TIME, APPLICATIONS FOR SEAMAN'S IDENTITY BOOKS WILL BE HANDLED BY THE CHINESE RESIDENTS SECTION,
AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE SEAMAN'S IDENTITY BOOK OFFICE AT THE WEST ARM OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PIER WOULD BE CLOSED AS FROM TODAY.