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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1978

EXHIBITION ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING DECLARED OPEN A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION WHICH SPELLS OUT THE ROLES OF +RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD+, THE THEME OF THE EXHIBITION.

THE EXHIBITION, ON DISPLAY AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL, IS ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION AND THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.

ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR. LEE SAID THAT PARENTS WERE THE NUCLEUS OF THE FAMILY, AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO HAD THE CLOSEST AND MOST FREQUENT CONTACT WITH THE IR CHILDREN.

+HOW THEY BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN IS BOUND TO HAVE STRONG INFLUENCE ON THE IR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.

MR. LEE SAID THAT APART FROM MAKING A LIVING IN A COMPETITIVE SOCIETY, IT WAS BY NO MEANS A SIMPLE TASK FOR PARENTS TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN AS A MATURED, RESPONSIBLE AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

+ IT IS THEREFORE MY EXPRESS HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATIVE AND MEANINGFUL EXHIBITION COULD HELP MAKE PARENTS BETTER REALISE THE IR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY, THUS ENABLING THEM TO LEAD A HAPPIER FAMILY LIFE,+ HE SAID.

THE EXHIBITION FORMS PART OF THE CURRENT COMMUNITY-WIDE CAMPAIGN ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION WHICH AIMS AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF FAMILY LIFE AND FOSTERING HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS TO HELP FORESTALL FAMILY BREAKDOWNS AND MINIMISE SOCIAL PROBLEMS.

MR. LEE SAID THAT DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION WAS WIDELY INTRODUCED TO THE COMMUNITY.

+ THE FOCUS NOW IS ON THE CONTENTS OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION THROUGH IMPARTING RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE TO INDIVIDUAL FAMILY MEMBERS ON THE IR OWN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY, HE SAID.

ON DISPLAY AT THE EXHIBITION ARE MATERIALS WHICH ILLUSTRATE FAMILY PLANNING, PREPARATION FOR PREGNANCY, PRE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL GUIDANCE AND STAGES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

THERE ARE ALSO EXHIBITS WHICH SHOW THE WAYS TO DESIGN BALANCED DIETS, HEALTHY RECREATIONAL PURSUITS FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS MEASURES TO ENSURE HOME SAFETY.

AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR. LEE TOURED THE EXHIBITION WITH OTHER TWO GUESTS OF HONOURS, MRS. CHAN WONG SHUI, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION, AND MR. TANG CHIU-PING, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL.

THEY WATCHED CHILDREN HAVING FUN AT A +CHILDREN'S WONDERLAND+ AND A DEMONSTRATION ON HOW TO PROPERLY BATHE A NEW-BORN BABY. FILMS ARE ALSO SHOWN ON PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.

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