2.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1994
HK BEGINS CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL FAMILY YEAR
HONG FAMILY
THE NATIONS.
KONG BEGINS ITS CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR TODAY (SATURDAY) IN RESPONSE TO A
OF
OF
CALL
THE UNITED
AT AN OPENING CEREMONY AT KOWLOON PARK, MRS PATTEN CALLED SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHICH WERE THE BEDROCK OF SOCIETY.
FOR
SHE SAID FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP
WITH EACH OTHER AND THE NEEDS THAT CANNOT BE MET FROM RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE FAMILY SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR.
CARING
"THIS IS,
I'M HAPPY TO SAY, THE POLICY
OF
GOVERNMENT,
SHE
SAID.
IMPLEMENT TO
THESE POLICY OBJECTIVES, NETWORK OF COMPREHENSIVE
WELFARE SERVICES SUPPORTIVE AND REMEDIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES.
то
THERE IS ALREADY
PROVIDE PREVENTIVE,
A
NEW
MRS PATTEN SAID THIS YEAR THE GOVERNMENT WOULD LAUNCH SOME
SUCH AS INITIATIVES,
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRES AND PARENT RESOURCE CENTRES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN, TO COMMEMORATE THE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY YEAR.
"IT
MESSAGES SAID.
IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO GET ACROSS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND
THE THEMES OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF
FAMILY,
"
THE SHE
AS
THE
HONG KONG HAS CHOSEN "FAMILY AND COMMUNITY: DEVELOPMENT"
MAIN THEME, AND "LOVE: FAMILY AND
SLOGAN.
UNITY,
ME"
HARMONY,
AS
THE
HONG KONG "WITH A GENEROUS DONATION OF $3.3 MILLION FROM THE JOCKEY CLUB CHARITIES TRUST, THE
COMMITTEE, A CO-ORDINATING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, WILL BE ABLE TO PUBLICISE THESE MESSAGES MORE EFFECTIVELY," SHE SAID.
DRAMA
TERRITORY-WIDE
THERE WILL BE POSTERS, BUS ADVERTISEMENTS, A TELEVISION
TELEVISION
AS SERIES,
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, AS WELL PROGRAMMES SUCH AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME, COMPETITIONS, AND A COLLECTION OF SWEET HOME CARDS.
TOLERANCE
LEARN
"IT IS THROUGH RECIPROCAL LOVE AND CONCERN, RESPECT, AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY THAT WE TO LIVE IN HARMONY TO OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT," MRS PATTEN SAID.
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