FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1990
"TO FACILITATE
FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
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THE PROVISION of FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, RESOURCE CENTRE IS OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL
"BOTH SOFTWARE, SUCH AS FILMS, VIDEO, TAPES, SLIDES AND REFERENCE MATERIAL, AND HARDWARE ARE AVAILABLE TO SOCIAL WORKERS AND TEACHERS TO HELP THEM ORGANISE PROGRAMMES."
MRS WONG SAID FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION HAD FOUR MAIN PROGRAMME AREAS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOUR, SEX EDUCATION, HUMAN ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS AND HOME MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH EDUCATION.
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"ON THE SUBJECT OF SEX EDUCATION, DURING 1988-89, 186 PROGRAMMES ON SEX EDUCATION WERE ORGANISED, REPRESENTING SEVEN PER CENT OF THE TOTAL FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR THAT YEAR, SHE SAID.
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"IT IS CLEAR THEREFORE THAT THROUGH FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS CAN ACQUIRE AN APPROPRIATE SET OF VALUES.
"WITH THE INCLUSION OF SEX BDUCATION IN SUBJECTS SUCH AB HEALTH EDUCATION, SOCIAL STUDIES AND HUMAN BIOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM, AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AS WELL IN GIVING ADVICE ΤΟ THOSE WHO NEED IT, WE CAN ACHIEVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SEXUALITY AND, THEREFORE, OF OURSELVES AS HUMAN BEINGS."
CHANGE IN FORMAT OF PASSPORTS NEXT MONTH
THE FORMAT OF THE HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY CITIZEN (HKBDTC) AND BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) BN (0) PASSPORTS WILL BE CHANGED NEXT MONTH WHEN PASSPORTS IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COMMON FORMAT WILL BEGIN TO BE ISSUED, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID FROM JUNE 1, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC APPLYING FOR PASSPORTS WILL RECEIVE THE NEW FORMAT DOCUMENT WHICH IS MACHINE READABLE.
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THE NEW PASSPORT CONTAINS 32 PAGES IT HAS A BURGUNDY SOFT COVER AND IS SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE CURRENT BLUE HARD-COVER PASSPORT.
THE MACHINE READABLE PASSPORT HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING ALL THE PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF THE HOLDER ON ONE PAGE INSTEAD OF SEVERAL PAGES AS DOES THE CURRENT PASSPORT. THIS WILL REDUCE CONSIDERABLY THE TIME TAKEN FOR VISUAL INSPECTION.
/THE MACHINE