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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SEX IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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A GOOD GENERAL IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SEX AND AWARENESS OF THE

HEALTH AND THEIR SEXUAL ACTIVITIES, THE SECRETARY FOR

WELFARE, THF HON T.H. CHAU, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON ROSANNA TAM, MR CHAU SAID IF NECESSARY, ΤΟ THAT ADEQUATE CHANNELS WERE OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE, OPTAIN ADVICE AND HELP ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

MR CHAU SAID THAT A 1981 STUDY ON "THE ATTITUDE OF THE YOUNGER

MARRIAGE", GENERATION TOWARDS

UNDERTAKEN JOINTLY BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE SECTOR, AND

TAM WHICH MRS FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION STUDY, TO

COMPARATIVELY LIBERAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS BOTH REVEALED A YOUNG PEOPLE.

HE SAID THAT THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPTAIN A GENERAL EDUCATION ON SEX IN SCHOOLS.

THE RECENT REFERRED, HAD SEX AMONG

ADOLESCENTS

TO

"ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE ADVISED TO HOURS OF TEACHING PER YEAR FOR SEX EDUCATION.

SET

ABOUT ASIDE

SEVEN

SCHOOL

"INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SEEK ADVICE FROM THEIR

EXPERIENCE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS RELATING TO

IF THEY

SOCIAL WORKERS SEXUAL MATTERS," HE SAID.

MR CHAU POINTED OUT THAT OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL PEOPLE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR MARITAL AND COUNSELLING SERVICES AT THE FAMILY HEALTH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES OPERATED SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

ENVIRONMENT YOUNG

OBTAIN STATUS, COULD

MEDICAL SERVICE CENTRES UNDER BY THE

"IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION FURTHER ACCORDING TO NEED.

ΤΟ DEVELOP

THESE SERVICES

OF AN ADDITIONAL FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES

"PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE PROVISION EIGHT FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE CENTRES AND SIX IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

A NUMBER ASSOCIATION ALSO

"APART FROM THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES INCLUDING THE FAMILY PLANNING OFFER SERVICES DIRECTED AT YOUNG PERSONS WITH SEX-RELATED PROBLEMS, HE SAID.

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