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香港政府

GIS

新聞處

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1976

EXPANSION OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS STEPPING UP ITS EFFORTS TO FOSTER BETTER AND MORE HARMONIOUS FAMILY LIFE.

STARTING NEXT MONTH, IT WILL EXPAND AND DEVELOP ITS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMME BY ORGANISING TALKS, SEMINARS AND FORUMS ON A LARGE SCALE AND ON A LONG-TERM BASIS.

THE PROGRAMME WILL DISSEMINATE TO STUDENTS, MARRIED COUPLES, PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD THE KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INTER-FAMILY RELATIONSHIP, DATING AND COURTSHIP, MARITAL RELATIONSHIP, CHILD CARE AND THE QUESTION OF GENERATION

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ACCORDING TO MR. JIMMY SWEETMAN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE AIM OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION IS FIRSTLY, TO PROMOTE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG INDIVIDUALS BY ENHANCING UNDERSTANDING OF SELF, OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP WITHIN THE FAMILY AND THE ROLE EACH FAMILY MEMBER PLAYS AND SECONDLY, TO PREVENT FAMILY BREAKDOWNS BY EQUIPPING EACH MEMBER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF MARRIAGE. PARENTHOOD AND ONE'S RESPONSIBILITIES IN ENRICHING FAMILY LIFE.

HE NOTED THAT THE RESEARCH REPORT ON +SOCIAL CAUSES OF VIOLENT CRIME AMONG YOUNG OFFENDERS IN HONG KONG HAD INDICATED SEVERAL REASONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE DRIFTING TOWARDS DELINQUENCY THOUGH NO SINGLE FACTOR WAS OF OVERWHELMING IMPORTANCE IN EXPLAINING THE RISE IN THE CRIME RATE.

+HOWEVER, WE HAVE A STRONG BELIEF THAT THOUGH IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE BETTER LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A DETERRENT TO CRIME, IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT THAT PREVENTIVE MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROVIDE PROPER GUIDANCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BEFORE THEY GO ASTRAY,+ MR. SWEETMAN CONTINUED.

+EACH PERSON IS A MEMBER OF SOCIETY, HIS ACTIONS AND DECISIONS AFFECTED NOT ONLY HIMSELF, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY TO WHICH HE BELONGS. THEREFORE, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR TOTAL EDUCATION FOR LIFE AND IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AT TIMES OF RAPID SOCIAL CHANGES WHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ARE SUBJECT TO CONSTANT STRESSES AND STRAINS.+

MR. SWEETMAN POINTED OUT THAT IN THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMME, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS WILL PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THEIR COURTSHIP, ENGAGEMENT, WEDDING AND MARITAL RELATIONSHIP AND THOSE WHO HAVE JUST BEGUN TO SET UP A FAMILY FOR THEIR MUTUAL ADJUSTMENT, DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY, PREPARING BUDGETS AND PLANNING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF CHILDREN.

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-23319HE WENT

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