MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1980
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THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE MANY PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMMES IN RECENT YEARS ARE BEING REALISED, HE EXPLAINED. THERE WAS THE INTEGRATION OF FAMILY PLANNING INTO THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE, INTRODUCTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE OBSERVATION SCHEME, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT, IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS HEALTH AND IMMUNISATION CAMPAIGNS.
THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION, AT THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY CENTRE, WAS MR DAVID TSUI, CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (KWUN TONG).
MR TSUI TOLD GUESTS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY THAT THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BOTH HAD OBLIGATIONS AND WERE COMMITTED TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF KWUN TONG SO THAT A WHOLESOME COMMUNITY COULD FLOURISH.
+ IN DOING SO, WE ARE DIRECTLY SAFEGUARDING THE INTERESTS OF THE NEW GENERATION, HE SAID.
THE EXHIBITION IS A STEP TOWARDS THIS GOAL BY MEANS OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON MATERNAL AND CHILD CARE, HE ADDED.
APART FROM STATIC DISPLAYS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, THE EXHIBITION FEATURES EDUCATIONAL MOVIES AND SLIDE SHOWS. VISITORS ALSO RECEIVE FREE EDUCATIONAL PAMPHLETS,
SPECIAL BOOTHS PROVIDE SCREENING TESTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AND NURSES ANSWER QUERIES FROM VISITORS ON HEALTH CARE.
THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL THURSDAY (OCTOBER 16) BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM DAILY.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMPS OPENED TO STUDENTS
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OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMP-SITES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON WEEKDAYS OR, IF THEY PREFER, DURING WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.
+THESE CAMPS WILL GIVE THEM THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN THE OPEN AND ENABLE SCHOOLS TO SUPPLEMENT CLASSROOM THEORY WITH FIELDWORK, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
FOUR SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL PROVIDE PREMISES
AS CAMP-SITES DURING WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.
THEY ARE TUNG CHUNG PUBLIC SCHOOL ON LANTAU, KIAO LO WAN FISHERMEN'S SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG NORTH, TAI MEI TUK PUBLIC SCHOOL IN TAI PO, AND PUI CHOI SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG.
EACH SITE CAN ACCOMMODATE 30 CAMPERS, WHO ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE AND COOK THEIR OWN MEALS.
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