XN000022-1983-11-22 — Page 9

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1983

CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE FAMILY HAPPINESS

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THE FAMILY EDUCATION MESSAGE HAS GRADUALLY GOT ACROSS TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH YEARS OF WORK BY THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES.

THIS WAS SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MRS EVELYN DOE, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL START WITH A VARIETY SHOW NIGHT TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 24) AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.

SHE SAID THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN WAS ORGANISED TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LIFE AND TO ENCOURAGE THE IR PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

+THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE PUBLIC MAY KNOW BETTER THE GROWTH AND BEHAVIOUR OF A PERSON AND HIS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY, SHE SAID.

MRS DOE SAID +BUILDING A HAPPY FAMILY+ HAD BEEN CHOSEN AS THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN THEME.

A THE ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR SHOW, FEATURING SINGING, DANCING, SONG OPERA AND OTHER PERFORMANCES, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE CENTRAL GUIDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, WHICH COMPRISES A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE.

THE PROGRAMME WILL BE SCREENED ON HK-TVB'S JADE CHANNEL ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 26) BETWEEN 9.30 PM AND 10.30 PM.

APART FROM THE SHOW, A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED BY DISTRICT WELFARE UNITS AND ORGANISATIONS AND SUPPORTED BY PUBLICITY MATERIALS, SUCH AS RADIO PROGRAMMES, A SHORT TELEVISION FILM, RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS, POSTERS AND CALENDAR CARDS -- ALL BEARING CAMPAIGN MESSAGES AND SLOGANS.

ALSO ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WERE MR SIMON LUN AND MISS MARIA WAN OF RTHK, MISS LOLITA NG OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, MRS BETTY SHUM OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, MR CHIU ́YU-HEI, A DONOR AND MR STEPHEN LAM OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

SURVEY ON EDUCATION ATTAINMENT OF TECHNOLOGISTS

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A SURVEY TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON EDUCATION ATTAINMENT OF TECHNOLOGISTS EMPLOYED IN MAJOR INDUSTRIES WILL BE HELD FROM DECEMBER 5 TO JANUARY 9.

THE FIVE-WEEK SURVEY, SUPPLEMENTARY TO EXISTING MANPOWER SURVEYS, WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MANPOWER ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY UNDER THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC).

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