SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1979
IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION STRESSED
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THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. ERIC HO, TONIGHT (SATURDAY) STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION TOWARDS THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
HE SAID THE FAMILY WAS A MINIATURE OF THE SOCIETY AND THAT ONLY A HEALTHY FAMILY COULD BREED MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE YOUNG PEOPLE, WHICH HAD A BEARING ON THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE SOCIETY,
MR. HO WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY IN WHICH HE PRESENTED PRIZES TO WINNERS OF THE YOUTH DRAMA AND TELEVISION SCRIPT-WRITING COMPETITION FOLLOWING ITS FINAL ROUND AT THE BAPTIST COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.
AS PART OF THE CURRENT FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, THE COMPETITION WAS ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RADIO TELEIVISON HONG KONG AND THE URBAN COUNCIL'S REPERTORY THEATRE, AND SPONSORED BY THE LIONS CLUB OF KOWLOON CENTRAL.
MR. HO SAID: +WHILE GOOD FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAN BRING ABOUT HEALTHY-MINDED AND MATURE TEENAGERS, YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES MUST ALSO STRIVE TO LEARN TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN.+
THEY SHOULD START WITHIN THE FAMILY WHERE THEY OUGHT TO ADEQUATELY PLAY THEIR OWN ROLE, THROUGH WHICH THEY CAN REALISE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
YOUNG PEOPLE CAN ALSO GET TO BETTER KNOW HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE FAMILY, HE ADDED.
MR. HO SAID BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE SECTOR HAD BEEN PROMOTING FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, ONE OF ITS OBJECTIVES BEING TO BRIDGE GENERATION GAPS AND TO FOSTER FAMILY TIES.
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