TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1984
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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION MESSAGE WORKS
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THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION MESSAGE HAS GRADUALLY GOT ACROSS TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH YEARS OF HARD WORK BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MR ALEXANDER FUNG, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN, DUE TO START ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 21).
HE SAID THE TERRITORY-WIDE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN WAS ORGANISED TO RAISE THE COMMUNITY'S AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, AS LAID DOWN IN THE WHITE PAPER +A UNITED EFFORT, SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE 1980'S+, AND TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
IN ACTIVITIES AIMED AT PROMOTING THIS THEME.
+THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE PUBLIC MAY KNOW BETTER A PERSON'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND HIS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY SO AS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE HARMONIOUS FAMILY RELATIONSHIP,+ HE SAID.
+BUILDING A HAPPY FAMILY+ CONTINUES TO BE THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN THEME AND THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A STAR-STUDDED VAR IETY SHOW TO BE HELD IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR SHOW, FEATURING SINGING, DANCING, OPERAS AND OTHER PERFORMANCES, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE CENTRAL GUIDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, WHICH COMPRISES A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE.
THE PROGRAMME WILL BE SCREENED ON HK-TVB'S JADE CHANNEL ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 22) BETWEEN 9.45 PM AND 10.45 PM.
APART FROM THE VARIETY SHOW, DISTRICT WELFARE UNITS AND ORGANISATIONS WOULD BE ORGANISING A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO GIVE THE CAMPAIGN WIDER PUBLICITY, MR FUNG SAID.
THESE WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY A TELEVISION FILM, RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PROGRAMMES AND POSTERS, HE ADDED.
MR FUNG THANKED THE DONORS, DR C.W. CHUANG AND KODAK (FAR EAST) LTD, FOR THE IR SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPAIGN, AND TO THE MASS MEDIA FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE OVER THE YEARS IN PUBLICISING THE CAMPAIGN.
ALSO ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WERE MR SIMON LUN OF RTHK, MR JACOB CHAN OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, MRS BETTY SHUM OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, AND DR C.w. CHUANG, THE DONOR.
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