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Mental Health Month to launch this Sunday
A month-long campaign to promote mental health will be kicked off this Sunday (October 15) afternoon at the Times Square in Causeway Bay.
The Mental Health Month aims to arouse public awareness of mental health and to promote the integration of the ex-mentally ill into the community. Emphasis will also be placed on work-related stress this year.
The event is jointly organised by the Health and Welfare Branch, the Hospital Authority, the Department of Health, the Social Welfare Department, the Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong.
More than 70 activities will be organised throughout the month, including seminars, exhibitions, workshops, visits, carnivals, competitions and athletic meets.
At the opening ceremony on Sunday, Professor Felice Lieh Mak, Executive Councillor, will read out the Proclamation for World Mental Health Day which falls on October 10 every year. This will be followed by band performances, a drama, a forum on the relationship between work and mental health and other activities.
Members of the public are invited to take part in these events. Information leaflets on the programmes are now available at all District Offices.
End/Tuesday, October 10, 1995
Public invited to join education liaison sub-committee
Members of the public are invited to join the Educational Services Liaison Sub- committee which is set up for the public to express views on educational services.
Mr Hu Shao-ming has been re-appointed chairman of the sub-committee.
He paid tribute to members of the last term of the sub-committee who had made valuable contributions in the past two years.