THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 186
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN SECURITY MATTERS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE NEXT SESSION WITH RENEWED DISCUSSION OF THE TRIAD PROBLEM AND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BILLS WHICH ARE DUE TO BE INTRODUCED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT GENERALLY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION WOULD SPEAK IN THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, BUT THAT THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS WOULD DEAL WITH QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
LIAO: FAMILY UNITY IMPORTANT TO COMMUNITY
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ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO APPRECIATE THE NEED TO NURTURE
HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS AND GENUINE CARE FOR EACH OTHER WAS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT IN DEVELOPING A CARING COMMUNITY, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, SAID TODAY.
+CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY+ WAS A THEME WHICH RECURRED IN MANY CIVIC AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES, HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE CHEUNG SHAN FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN, MR LIAO SAID A SENSE OF CARING SHOULD START AT HOME BEFORE IT COULD BE SPREAD TO NEIGHBOURS AND EVENTUALLY TO EVERY CORNER OF THE COMMUNITY.
MR LIAO PRAISED THE HONG KONG FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY, WHICH RUNS THE CENTRE, FOR ITS 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND NOTED THAT ITS SERVICES HAD EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS TO COPE WITH SOCIETY'S CHANGING NEEDS.
+1 AM PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED BY THE INTEGRATED APPROACH OF YOUR SOCIETY IN PROVIDING BOTH REMEDIAL AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES,+ HE SAID.
MR LIAO ALSO SAID THAT HONG KONG WAS FOLLOWING A TREND COMMON IN MANY LARGE CITIES WHERE THE +EXTENDED FAMILY+ WAS GRADUALLY GIVING WAY TO THE NUCLEAR FAMILY+.
+THIS MAY IN SOME CASES HAVE ERODED THE TRADITIONAL BONDS WITHIN A FAMILY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT BUT THE TIES OF KINSHIP REMAIN STRONG IN MOST OF THE FAMILIES,+ HE SAID.
+IT IS THE FAMILY WHICH IS THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT IN SOCIETY FOR PRODUCING HAPPY CHILDREN AND RESPONSIBLE YOUTH AS OUR FUTURE ASSET.+
/HE SAID