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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1986
WHEN ASKED IF BRITISH WOULD APOLOGISE TO CHINA ABOUT
THE DUKE'S REMARKS, SIR GEOFFREY SAID THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF THAT. HE ADDED THAT THE VISIT WAS UNTARNISHED AND UNBLEMISHED, AND THAT IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.
SIR GEOFFREY WAS MET BY THE GOVERNOR. SIR EDWARD YOUDE. LADY YOUDE, AND THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR RÉG HOLLOWAY.
CIVIC EDUCATION STARTS IN THE FAMILY
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PROMOTING CARE AND RESPECT BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS FOR MAINTENANCE OF A HARMONIOUS FAMILY AND FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A PEACEFUL SOCIETY HAS BECOME A PRIORITY IN HONG KONG, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
HE WAS OFFICIATING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF A CARTOON COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE PENINSULA JAYCEES TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS FAMILY LIFE.
+THE AIM OF CIVIC EDUCATION IS TO FOSTER GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND BEING A GOOD CITIZEN MUST START FROM THE FAMILY, MR LAW SAID.
+ONLY BY BEING ABLE TO ESTABLISH A HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP AND TO UNDERSTAND ONE'S RESPONSIBILITIES IN A FAMILY SETTING WILL A PERSON BE ABLE TO REALISE THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE SOCIETY.+
IN THIS CONNECTION, MR LAW SAID, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION WAS AN IMPORTANT LONG-TERM COMMUNITY EDUCATION EFFORT WHICH HAD BEEN IN PROGRESS IN HONG KONG FOR MANY YEARS.
+ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO AROUSE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD FAMILY LIFE, TO INSTILL IN THEM THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT, AND THE RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARDS, GROWING UP, AND RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS ONE'S FAMILY AND THE SOCIETY,
HE SAID.
+ IT IS A PREVENTIVE AS WELL AS A DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICE TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING AND CARE BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS. TO FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL AWARENESS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, TO PREVENT FAMILY PROBLEMS AND TO UPHOLD THE PEACE OF SOCIETY,
IN ADDITION TO THIS PREVENTIVE EDUCATIONAL WORK, MR LAW NOTED THAT THERE WERE ALSO DIRECT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO HELP FAMILIES SOLVE SUCH PROBLEMS AS MARITAL DISCORD AND YOUTH DELINQUENCY.
THERE WERE