SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1985
SHARING HIS VIEW, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (MEDICAL SERVICES), DR RUDY KHOO, SAID THAT HEALTH EDUCATION WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ADOLESCENCE WAS A PERIOD OF IMMENSE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING WHICH BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS WERE FORMED.
APPROPRIATE HEALTH EDUCATION DID NOT ONLY PREPARE YOUTHS FOR BETTER ADJUSTMENT DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD BUT ALSO LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, HE SAID.
DR KHOO REMINDED YOUTHS THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAD A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR HEALTH AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE EXHIBITION DISPLAYS, THEY HAD TO LEARN ABOUT MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE AND DECISION.
THE EXHIBITION, WHICH LASTS FOR SEVEN DAYS AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL, FEATURES VARIOUS SUBJECTS INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH, EXERCISE, DRUG SMOKING AND SEX EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
IT IS AIMED AT AROUSING AN AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH AND PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AMONG ADOLESCENTS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN VISIT THE EXHIBITION WHICH IS OPEN DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM.
VISITORS CAN PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS COMPUTER GAMES AND A WRITE-UP COMPETITION AND SOUVENIRS AND PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED. FREE T-SHIRT PRINTING IS ALSO AVAILABLE TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
TO COINCIDE WITH THE EXHIBITION, SEMINARS AND SLIDE AND FILM CHOWS ON VARIOUS HEALTH THEMES FOR ADOLESCENTS WILL ALSO BE HELD IN THE HIGH BLOCK RECITAL HALL DURING THE WEEK.
CIVIC EDUCATION GUIDELINES TO BE INTRODUCED *****
THE +GUIDELINES ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS+, COMPILED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS NEXT WEEK.
THE SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SCHOOLS AND SERVICES), MR T.L. LAM, WILL BE INTRODUCING THE GUIDELINES AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY (AUGUST 19) AT 3.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRD FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY.
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