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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1978
+RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD+ EXHIBITION MOVES TO TSUEN WAN
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S EXHIBITION ON +RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD+, WHICH PROVED TO BE A SUCCESS DURING ITS THREE-DAY SHOW AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL A WEEK AGO, WILL MOVE TO TSUEN WAN THIS WEEKEND.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN FOR THREE DAYS ON OCTOBER 6, 7 AND
8.
THROUGH A VARIETY OF VISUAL AND PRINTED EXHIBITS, THE EXHIBITION AIMS AT DRIVING HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL
INFLUENCE ON PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN.
THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE EXHIBITION, MR. LAWRENCE IU, SAID TODAY THE DECISION TO HOLD THE EXHIBITION IN TSUEN WAN WAS TO ENABLE MORE PEOPLE IN OTHER DISTRICTS TO SEE THE SHOW.
HE SAID: RECORDS SHOWED THAT SOME 65,000 PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE EXHIBITION DURING ITS THREE DAYS AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL, REPRESENTING AN AVERAGE HOURLY ATTENDANCE OF 4,000.
+MANY OF THEM MADE ENQUIRIES ON THE SPOT, WHILE OTHERS WERE SEEN TAKING NOTES OF THE INFORMATION ON DISPLAY, HE SAID.
ALL THESE, HE SAID, INDICATE THAT THE EXHIBITION HAS ACHIEVED ITS AIM OF IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE ON PROPER CHILD REARING AS WELL AS AROUSING PARENTS' INTEREST IN THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR OWN INFLUENCE ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
MR. IU SAID THE EXHIBITION IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CURRENT COMMUNITY-WIDE CAMPAIGN ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION DESIGNED TO FOSTER FAMILY TIES AND HELP FORESTALL FAMILY BREAKDOWNS.
HE SAID PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN UP FOR THE EXHIBITION TO BE STAGED IN OTHER LOCATIONS AND THE DETAILS, ONCE WORKED OUT, WILL BE ANNOUNCED.
THE EXHIBITION AT THE ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE AT TAI HO ROAD WILL BE OPEN ON OCTOBER 6 AND 7 FROM 10.30 A.M. TO 5 P.M. AND THEN FROM 7.30 P.M. TO 9.30 P.M. ON OCTOBER 8, IT WILL OPEN FROM 2 P.M, UNTIL 5 P.M.
THE EXHIBITION WILL MOVE TO THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE IN CAUSEWAY BAY ON HONG KONG ISLAND ON OCTOBER 14 WHEN IT OPENS BETWEEN 2 P.M. AND 6 P.M., AND THEN BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 6 P.M. ON THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS (OCTOBER 15 AND 16).
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