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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1978

MR. KWAN SAID THAT BOTH THE MALE AND FEMALE WARD BLOCKS WOULD BE LINKED TO A FOUR-STOREY CLINICAL AND SERVICE BLOCK BY A SYSTEM OF SUBWAYS.

+THIS AGAIN ENABLES US TO SAVE MORE SPACE AS THE UPPER GROUND AREAS CAN BE LANDSCAPED AS RECREATIONAL GARDENS, HE ADDED.

IN ADDITION THE HOSPITAL WILL HAVE A COVERED LINK WITH AN ADJACENT NURSES' AND TRAINING SCHOOL AND STAFF QUARTERS TO PROVIDE COVER FOR STAFF MOVING BETWEEN BLOCKS ESPECIALLY DURING BAD WEATHER.

TEENAGE ROMANCE FEATURED IN FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION DRAMA

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IGNORANCE AND CURIOSITY ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX WHICH GOES WITH IT AN URGE FOR CONCERN AND COMPANIONSHIP ARE THE BASIC FACTORS LEADING TO SOME TEENAGE MISCONCEPTIONS ON LOVE AND COURTSHIP MRS. HENRIETTA CHEN, PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION SAID TODAY.

INITIAL EXPERIENCES OF THIS KIND OF RELATIONSHIP, USUALLY OCCURRING AT A TIME WHEN MOST YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AT PAINS TO ADJUST TO THEIR OWN PHYSIOLOGICAL GROWTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, COULD RESULT IN EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, CONFUSION, AND, IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY, EVEN DISSIPATION OF ONE'S DRIVE AND ENERGY, SHE SAID.

THE CORRECT ATTITUDE TOWARDS FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IS BORNE OUT IN THE SECOND LAST EPISODE OF THE 'UNDER THE SAME ROOF' SERIES PRODUCED BY RTHK WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AS PART OF THE CURRENT FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.

INSTEAD OF DEPICTING THE FOLLIES OF A REPINING LOVE-SICK TEENAGE TO WARN YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AGAINST THE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES OF ILL-HANDLED ROMANCE, THIS HALF-HOUR DRAMA SHOWS BY CONTRAST THE POSITIVE VALUE OF FRIENDSHIP WHEN ALLOWED TO DEVELOP I' A HEALTHY WAY.

WITH THE TITLE '15, 16' SYMBOLISING THE AGE AND MENTAL STATE OF THE LEAD CHARACTER THE PLAY FOCUSES ON THE REASONS BEHIND THE YOUNGSTER'S YEARNING FOR A GIRL FRIEND AND OTHER PEOPLE'S INFLUENCE ON HIS SUBSEQUENT BEHAVIOUR.

TORN BETWEEN THE PRESSURE FROM AN CESTINATE FATHER WHO WAS MOST ADAMANT IN HIS BELIEF THAT LOVE WOULD HAMPER A YOUNGSTER'S FUTURE, AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A CLASSMATE BROUGHT UP ON EPICUREAN VALUES TO SEEK PLEASURE EY PLAYING AROUND WITH GIRLS THE YOUNG MAN IN THE DRAMA MAKES A SERIES OF EMBARRASSING PISTAKES SINCE THE ENCOUNTER WITH HIS GRADE-SCHOOL VALENTINE, AND NEARLY LOSES HER FRIENDSHIP.

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