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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1987

HE SAID IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR ALONE THE SOCIAL DEPARTMENT WOULD SPEND $110,000 IN PROMOTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.

"A

NUMBER

WELFARE

HAVE BEEN CO-ORDINATING OF DISTRICT

COMMITTEES HEALTH IN THE FORM OF FORMED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON MENTAL SEMINARS, TALKS, EXHIBITIONS AND VARIETY SHOWS," HE ADDED.

THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC HE POINTED OUT

COULD HELP THEIR FRIENDS MAINTAIN GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENT THE ONSET OF MENTAL ILLNESS WHEN THE LATTER COME ACROSS PERSONAL DIFFICULTIES OR STRESS BY OFFERING TIMELY HELP TO THEM BY DIRECT INTERVENTION THROUGH REFERRALS REASSURANCES OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT OR BY MEANS OF MAKING FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP.

BE DEALT ASSISTANCE FROM THE

HE SAID MENTAL ILLNESS WAS NOT A PROBLEM WHICH COULD WITH BY THE PROFESSIONALS ALONE AND SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY WAS NECESSARY.

LIFE

TO TAKE ON DISCHARGED MENTAL MR KWOK APPEALED TO EMPLOYERS PATIENTS AS EMPLOYEES TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO START THEIR AGAIN.

VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HE ALSO URGED THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE WHICH HAD MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

CLUB FOR ITS CONCERN AND PROGRAMME TO BE CARRIED

SUPPORT OUT

IN

HE COMMENDED THE ROTARY TOWARDS THE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION THE WESTERN AND WAN CHAI DISTRICT.

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ITS THIRD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN DECEMBER.

THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SEMINAR IS "LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION IN BI-LINGUAL OR MULTI-LINGUAL SETTING."

THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION OF THE DEPARTMENT, WILL

HELD BE

AT THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, FROM DECEMBER 15 TO 17.

RITA

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

MRS EDUCATION,

FAN, WILL

THE OBJECTIVES