SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1989
"LEARNING THROUGH PLAY, THE CHILDREN'S INTERESTS ARE CULTIVATED, CREATIVITY PROMOTED AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPED.
"MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE ALSO TAUGHT TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN A GROUP ENVIRONMENT.
"ALL OF THESE ASPECTS ARE FUNDAMENTAL ΤΟ THE CHILDREN'S ADJUSTMENT IN THEIR PRIMARY SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR SUBSEQUENT ACADEMIC PURSUITS AS WELL AS APTITUDE DEVELOPMENT.
MRS WONG PAID TRIBUTE TO THE BRAEMAR HILL NURSERY SCHOOL, WHICH HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 10 YEARS, FOR PROVIDING A SAFE AND PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN COULD BEGIN THEIR PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION URGED
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LAW.
CALLED COULD TO
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE. MR STEPHEN ON COMMUNITY LEADERS TODAY (SATURDAY) TO DO EVERYTHING THEY SUPPORT AND PROMOTE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION,
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A SEMINAR ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD, MR LAW NOTED THAT THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL HAD LONG BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT CARE FOR CHILDREN AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTHOOD. AS WELL AS THE ISSUE OF CHILD ABUSE.
HE POINTED OUT THAT. FOR THEIR PART. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAD BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY PROMOTING FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION SINCE 1979.
MR LAW OBSERVED THAT THIS YEAR, THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD. THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE HAD AGAIN IDENTIFIED "RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD" AS ITS CAMPAIGN THEME.
THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE HOLDING A SERIES OF MAJOR PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES. RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THESE WOULD BE AIMED AT ENHANCING RESIDENTS' KNOWLEDGE IN PROVIDING PROPER CARE AND GUIDANCE TO THEIR CHILDREN SO AS TO PREVENT FAMILY PROBLEMS.
"THE FIRST SUCH ACTIVITY IS TODAY'S SEMINAR FOR PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND I HOPE PARTICIPANTS, UPON ACQUIRING FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD, WILL BE ABLE ΤΟ SPREAD THE MESSAGE. HE SAID.
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