SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1988
PARENTS REMINDED NOT TO LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED
CONTINUOUS EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT OFFICES TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF LEAVING CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT HOME.
A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, TALKS, FORUMS, COMPETITIONS, PARENTS' MEETINGS, VARIETY SHOWS AND CARNIVALS, ARE HELD AT THE DISTRICT-LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT THE MESSAGE SPREADS FAR AND WIDE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
HE NOTED THAT MOST PARENTS WERE AWARE OF THE RISKS OF LEAVING THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME UNATTENDED BUT SOME OF THEM MIGHT HAVE THE BELIEF THAT ACCIDENTS COULD NOT OCCUR TO THEM.
PROMOTIONAL
"THE GOVERNMENT THEREFORE LAUNCHES TERRITORY-WIDE CAMPAIGNS, SUCH AS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND HOME SAFETY, ΤΟ PUBLICISE PROPER MEASURES OF ENSURING SAFETY AT HOME.
"DISTRICT ACTIVITIES SERVE то REINFORCE THESE CENTRALISED CAMPAIGNS THROUGH ESTABLISHING DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE TARGET CLIENTELE. THE PARENTS AND OTHER CARE AGENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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HE ALSO SAID IT WAS VERY HEARTENING TO SEE THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS WERE WARMLY SUPPORTED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, SUCH AS MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
THAT PROPER CARE OF THEIR FOR A LONG OR SHORT
"BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO APPEAL TO PARENTS APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE FOR THE CHILDREN WHENEVER THEY LEAVE HOME, WHETHER PERIOD OF TIME, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
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PARENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT PROGRAMMES ARE WELCOMED TO CONTACT ANY OF THE 13 WELFARE OFFICES.
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