XN000022-1985-12-21 — Page 2

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1985

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ROLE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION STRESSED

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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AIMS TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTAND ING AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO TEACH PARENTS TO BRING UP THE IR CHILDREN IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE MERRY CHILDHOOD EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S ARTS SOCIETY, SHE SAID THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT PLACED GREAT EMPHASIS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES.

+ THE FAMILY IS THE BASIC SOCIAL UNIT AND CHILDREN'S VIEWS AND CONCEPTS ON LIFE AND SOCIETY ARE DEEPLY INFLUENCED BY THE IR FAMILIES WHILE GROWING UP, + MRS DOE SAID.

WAS THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S ARTS SOCIETY, SHE ADDED WORKING TOWARDS THE SAME GOAL AS THE DEPARTMENT IN PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN.

SHE NOTED THAT ITS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES WOULD HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP THEIR APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND MORAL CHARACTER.

THE DEPARTMENT ENFORCED VARIOUS ORDINANCES TO ASSIST PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WITHOUT PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, OR THOSE WITH EMOTIONAL OR INTER-PERSONAL PROBLEMS, MRS DOE SAID.

CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL CRECHES DAY CARE NURSERIES, SMALL GROUP HOMES, FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SERVICES.

FOLLOW-UP EFFORTS NEXT YEAR FOR YOUTHS

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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL FOLLOW UP EFFORTS MADE JURIS THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR BY ORGANISING A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES ON CIVIC EDUCATION FOR YOUTHS IN THE DISTRICT NEXT YEA SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD MADE EVERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION SO THAT THE YOUNG WOULD GROW UP TO BECOME REUPONS TALL CITIZENS. IN TURN, THEY SHOULD TRY TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR THEM TO WIDEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE Y EXPERIENCE.

MR CHAN WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A CHRISTMAS DISC WHICH MARKED THE FINALE OF IYY PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES IN DISTRICT.

THESE ACTIVITIES