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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1975.

TOWARDS BETER UNDERSTANDING

OF MENTAL HEALTH

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THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY CARE AND FAMILY SUPPORT FOR THE MENTALLY ILL WILL BE STRESSED DURING +MENTAL HEALTH WEEK+ WHICH BEGINS ON SATURDAY (MAY 24).

ORGANISED BY THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, THE AIM OF THE WEEK IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT MENTAL HEALTH IS ALL ABOUT AND TO HELP DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH PLAYS, FILMS, LECTURES, RADIO DISCUSSION PROGRAMMES, SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS. TOURS TO INSTITUTIONS CARING FÖR MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH, DR. GERALD CHOA, WILL LAUNCH THE PROJECT AT THE CITY HALL AT 11.30 A.M. ON SATURDAY. FOLLOWING THIS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, WILL OPEN THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION IN THE EXHIBITION HALL. THIS DISPLAY ILLUSTRATES THE THEME OF THE WEEK AND WORK RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.

LATER THE SAME EVENING, AT 8 P.M., THE FIRST OF THREE PERFORMANCES OF A CHINESE DRAMA ENTITLED +HANDS ACROSS THE ABYSS+ WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE. TO BE PERFORMED BY RTV ARTISTES, THE PLAY TELLS THE STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO HAS A MENTAL BREAKDOWN DECAUSE OF FAMILY AND OTHER PROBLEMS AND HER EVENTUAL REHABILITATION THROUGH HER BROTHER'S UNDERSTANDING.

DURING THE INTERMISSION, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE WILL PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO THE SCRIPTWRITER, TELEVISION DIRECTORS AND PLAYERS.

THE PLAY WILL BE REPEATED TWICE ON SUNDAY WITH AN AFTERNOON MATINEE AND AN EVENING PERFORMANCE.

AS PART OF THE WEEK, A PANEL DISCUSSION IN CANTONESE OVER RADIO HONG KONG AND COMMERCIAL RADIO ON +MENTAL HEALTH AND THE FAMILY+ IS ALSO SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY.

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