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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1985
CYCLING COMPETITION AT VICTORIA PARK ON SUNDAY
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SOME 70 CYCLISTS WILL DISPLAY SKILLS AND VIE FOR TITLES IN THE 1985/86 URBAN COUNCIL CYCLING CRITERIUM | AT THE VICTORIA PARK ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 27) AFTERNOON.
THE EVENT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG CYCLING ASSOCIATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL SAID TODAY PARTICIPANTS WOULD COMPETE IN FIVE RACES, NAMELY THE 8-KM JUNIOR AND LADIES', 8-KM SENIOR,
8-KM SENIOR, 12-KM SENIOR, 8-KM
STUDENTS' AND 24-KM OPEN RACES.
ADMISSION TO THE EVENT IS FREE.
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IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION STRESSED
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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS PEOPLE TJ LEAD A HAPPY FAMILY LIFE AND PREVENT BREAKUPS, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTO OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH THIS YEAR'S FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN, SHE SAID OVER THE YEARS, BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE SECTOR HAD ORGANISED ANNUAL CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS FAMILY LIFE.
+HONOUR YOUR PARENTS+ HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THIS YEAR'S THEME, AND MRS DOE SAID IT WAS AIMED TO URGE THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO RECOGNISE AND TO APPRECIATE THE IR PARENTS EFFORTS IN BRINGING THEM UP.
+WE HOPE THIS WOULD DIRECTLY HELP THE TWO GENERATIONS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT EACH OTHER, AND INDIRECTLY TO PROMOTE IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS, THUS LEADING TO A STADLL AND HARMONIOUS FAMILY, SHE SAID.
IN THE COMING MONTHS, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL BE CONDUCTING NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS. THESE WOULD BE SUPPORTED CENTRALLY BY A TELEVISION FILM, RADIO MESSAGES AND POSTERS.
HIGHLIGHTING THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE A +FAMILY MONTH IN DECEMBER, FEATURING FAMILY PERFORMANCES, A FUN FAIR AND VARIETY SHOW IN THE VICTORIA PARK, AS WELL AS A SERIES OF TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMIDE- TO PUBLICISE THE CAMPAIGN SLOGAN.
THE MONTH-LONG PROGRAMME IS JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
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