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MAJOR CAMPAIGN TO ENHANCE CHILD CARE
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THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH IS NOW PLANNING A MAJOR CAMPAIGN, TO BE LAUNCHED THIS SUMMER, WHICH WILL AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CHILD NEGLECT, RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN SUPPORTING THE WELL-BEING OF THE CHILD.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, STATED THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON ROSANNA TAM.
MRS TAM HAD ASKED WHETHER ANY MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN ΤΟ DRAW THE ATTENTION OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPER SUPERVISION OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THEIR CARE AND TO THEIR LIABILITY UNDER THE JUVENILE OFFENDERS ORDINANCE,
"WE ARE NOW CONSIDERING WHETHER IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE ΤΟ INCLUDE IN THE CAMPAIGN REFERENCE TO PARENTS' LIABILITY UNDER THE JUVENILE OFFENDERS ORDINANCE," MR ASPREY SAID.
APART FROM THE MAJOR CAMPAIGN, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, HAD IN RECENT YEARS LAUNCHED A NUMBER OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS.
THESE CAMPAIGNS WERE ALL DESIGNED WITH RESPONSIBLE AND PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AS THE MAIN THEMES.
"BOOKLETS, POSTERS AND CALENDARS HAVE BEEN WIDELY TO THE PUBLIC; NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, TELEVISION AND RADIO USED, HE SAID.
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EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS AND FAMILY CAMPS HAD ORGANISED TO PROMOTE THE CAMPAIGN MESSAGES.
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IN ADDITION, SOCIAL WORKERS, AS WELL AS COUNSELLING CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS, ALSO COUNSELLED THEIR PARENTS.
THIS WAS TO HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND BETTER THEIR PARENTAL ROLE. AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPER CARE AND SUPERVISION OF THEIR CHILDREN.
FURTHERMORE, THE FIGHT CRIME PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS ON TRIAD INVOLVEMENT, DRUGS AND SHOPLIFTING, WHILST AIMING PRIMARILY TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC TO THESE CRIMES, ALSO HAD THE EFFECT OF DRAWING THE ATTENTION OF PARENTS TO THIS END, MR ASPREY SAID.
SEPARATELY, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME ON JUVENILE CRIME, WHICH WOULD EMPHASISE THE DANGERS OF PARENTAL NEGLECT, WAS UNDER PREPARATION WAS EXPECTED TO BE SCREENED SHORTLY, HE ADDED.
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