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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1980
TV PROGRAMMES ON HAPPY MARRIAGES
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A SERIES OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION TELEVISION SHOWS WILL BE SCREENED FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO ENCOURAGE HAPPY RELATIONSHIPS IN MARRIAGES.
THE SERIES, ENTITLED FAMILY QUIZ+, IS JOINTLY PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AS PART OF AN INTENSIVE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN AIMED AT MINIMISING MARITAL CONFLICTS.
ALTOGETHER 13 HALF-HOUR SHOWS WILL BE BROADCAST EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 9.30 PM TO 10 PM ON RTV 1.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THE SPECIAL PROGRAMMES WOULD BE BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING, STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER PREPARATION FOR, ADJUSTMENT IN AND ENRICHMENT OF MARRIAGE.
+THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FOSTER A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS MARRIAGE AND TO HELP PREVENT FAMILY BREAKDOWNS WHICH ARE OFTEN THE RESULT OF PERSISTENT MARITAL CONFLICTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SERIES WILL FEATURE A QUIZ ON GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AS WELL AS COMPETITIVE ELECTRONIC GAMES SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO TEST THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION OF PARTICIPANTS, HE SAID.
EACH SHOW WILL HAVE THREE FAMILIES APPEARING, EACH WITH FOUR MEMBERS FROM THREE GENERATIONS GRANDPARENTS, PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
FAMILIES WITH THE HIGHEST SCORES IN THE QUIZ AND GAMES WILL
BE AWARDED VALUABLE PRIZES, HE ADDED.
+VIEWERS AT HOME WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO JOIN THE FUN. THEY WILL PICK THE FAMILY SCORING THE HIGHEST MARKS AND WIN A PRIZE, HE SAID.
THE SERIES WILL END WITH A SHOW IN WHICH DONORS OF PRIZES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL PRESENT THE AWARDS TO WINNING TEAMS.
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