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MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1977

MORE MOBILE EXHIBITIONS ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION IN N.T.

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THREE MORE MOBILE EXHIBITIONS ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION WILL BE STAGED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THIS MONTH.

THESE FOLLOW THE SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS HELD IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN JANUARY WHICH ATTRACTED MORE THAN 7,600 PEOPLE.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE EXHIBITIONS IS TO BRING HOME TO RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES THE CONCEPT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.

ITEMS ON DISPLAY WILL TOUCH ON, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE GENERATION GAP, FAMILY PLANNING, THE CHOICE OF CAREERS, WAYS TO HANDLE PROBLEM CHILDREN, AND HOW WORKING MOTHERS SHOULD LOOK AFTER THEIR CHILDREN,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE EXHIBITIONS IN JANUARY AT LEI MUK SHUE AND YUEN LONG DREW THE KEENEST RESPONSE FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WITH 4,150 AND 2,200 VISITORS RESPECTIVELY, WHILE THE EXHIBITIONS AT SHEK LEI, FAN LING AND SHEUNG SHUI WERE ATTENDED BY A TOTAL OF ABOUT 1,300 PEOPLE.

+TO CO-INCIDE WITH THESE EXHIBITIONS, THE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES ORGANISED THREE FAMILY OUTINGS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO THE OCEAN PARK UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PARK,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THESE OUTINGS, AIMED AT FOSTERING BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN, BROUGHT HAPPY MEMORIES TO 225 UNDERPRIVILEGED OR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WHO ARE UNDER THE CARE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THIS MONTH, THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE CASTLE PEAK SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE IN TUEN MUN, AT THE LUTHERAN YOUTH CENTRE IN LEK YUEN ESTATE IN SHA TIN AND AT THE LIONS YOUTH CENTRE IN TAI PO.

+DURING THESE EXHIBITIONS, A SOCIAL WORKER WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUERIES IN CONNECTION WITH FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUALS OR THEIR FAMILIES, THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED.

THE PROJECT IS A JOINT EFFORT OF 13 SCHOOLS AND WELFARE AGENCIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND IS CO-ORDINATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFF ICE.

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