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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1989

SEMINAR ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

OF

THE

A SEMINAR ΤΟ COMMEMORATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR THE CHILD AND TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE CONCEPT OF RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD WILL BE HELD AT A HOTEL IN CAUSEWAY BAY ON SATURDAY (JULY 22).

THE SEMINAR IS AMONG A NUMBER OF TERRITORY-WIDE ACTIVITIES ON THE TOPIC OF RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD BEING ORGANISED BY THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, WHICH COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY

AGENCIES.

THE SEMINAR AIMS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF CHILDREN'S NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SHARING THE EXPERIENCE OF PARENTING, AND ΤΟ PUBLICISE THE IMPORTANCE OF "RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD".

ABOUT 150 PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM VARIOUS DISTRICTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE SEMINAR.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, WILL DELIVER AN OPENING ADDRESS.

THE PANEL OF SPEAKERS, COMPRISING EDUCATIONALIST MR YEUNG PO-KWAN, ACADEMIC DR CATHERINE TANG AND VETERAN SOCIAL WORKER MR CHEUNG SIU-KAU, WILL TALK ON THE EXPERIENCE OF PARENTING, THE NEW CHALLENGE OF PARENTING IN A CHANGING SOCIETY, AND THE PROSPECTS OF PROMOTING FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIDR-PRESENTATION AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS.

LATER THIS YEAR, A SERIES OF PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD.

GOVERNMENT AND

A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY PROMOTING FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION SINCE 1979 TO HELP INCREASE RESIDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS SO AS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF FAMILY LIFE,

CARE FOR

/FAMILY LIFE