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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1988
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"THERE ARE FAMILY SERVICES, SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICE UNITS IN ALL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE SUCH AS COUNSELLING, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT, HOME HELP, CHILD CARE, EDUCATION AND LEGAL AID ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL CASES, SHE SAID.
"THERE ARE ALSO TWO SHELTERS FOR WOMEN OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND HARMONY HOUSE.
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"APART FROM PROVIDING TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES POR BATTERED WOMEN, THERE ARE SOCIAL WORKERS IN THESE HOMES ΤΟ PROVIDE COUNSELLING SERVICE TO COMFORT THE CLIENTS AND TO HELP SOLVE THEIR IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS.
"SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE CHILDREN BROUGHT ALONG ΤΟ THE HOMES BY THESE WOMEN AS THEY MAY HAVE HEALTH, BEHAVIOUR OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE IN THEIR EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, SHE ADDED.
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MRS WONG SAID THAT IN ADDITION то DIRECT SERVICES, THE GOVERNMENT ALSO ATTACHED IMPORTANCE TO FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, THROUGH WHICH THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP COULD BE ENHANCED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A HARMONIOUS FAMILY LIFE.
"FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION ENABLES YOUNG PEOPLE TO ADAPT TO FAMILY LIFE, TO TAKE UP RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THEIR FAMILIES AND MARRIAGES AND TO COPE WITH FAMILY PROBLEMS, WHICH WILL IN TURN REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE," SHE SAID.
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HOWEVER, GOVERNMENT EFFORTS ALONE ARK INADEQUATE ΤΟ TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND I AM GLAD ΤΟ SEE THAT MANY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED IN THIS FIELD, SHE ADDED.
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SHE COMMENDED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HARMONY HOUSE, WHICH HAD SERVED SOME 900 WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT THREE YEARS AGO.
GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY ANNOUNCED
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED FOR THE SECOND TIME GRADES ON THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS ΤΟ INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
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