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TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1994

MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT SINCE MANY PLUGS AND ADAPTORS ON SALE LOCALLY WERE BELOW STANDARD,

THE GOVERNMENT ALSO INTENDED TO INTRODUCE STATUTORY CONTROL OVER THE SAFETY OF THESE ITEMS BEFORE THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION COMING INTO EFFECT.

"THIS WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF ANOTHER CONSULTATION PAPER TO BR ISSUED LATER THIS MONTH, HE ADDED.

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HK CELEBRATES INT'L YEAR OF THE FAMILY

A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES WILL BE HELD THIS YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY (IYF).

MESSAGES TO PROMOTE IYF WILL ALSO BE PUBLICISED.

THE

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID IN A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY} THE GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGO'S) REPRESENTED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT (SWD) AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE (HKCSS) WILL FULLY SUPPORT THE LAUNCHING OF THE YEAR AND ITS OBJECTIVES.

THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS PROCLAIMED 1994 AS TYF.

MR STRACHAN APPEALED TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS KONG TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION.

IN HONG

"THE MAIN THEME OF THE YEAR IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLES OF THE FAMILY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY ADDED.

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LARGE,

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A CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE BY SWD AND HKCSS HAS BEEN SET UP HAS CHOSEN "FAMILY AND COMMUNITY: UNITY, HARMONY, DEVELOPMENT" AS MAIN THEME. THE SLOGAN IS "LOVE: FAMILY AND ME".

AND

THE

THE COMMITTEE HAS WRITTEN TO 500 ORGANISATIONS

YEAR ANNOUNCING THE ADVENT OF IYF,

IN JULY LAST

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB (CHARITIES) TRUST HAS DONATED $3.3 MILLION TO ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO ORGANISE ACTIVITIES.

ACTIVITIES TO BE ORGANISED INCLUDE:

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PUBLICITY

OF PRINTED OF SPECIAL

PROMOTION OF THE THEME SONG; DISTRIBUTION PUBLICITY MATERIALS TO THE PUBLIC; PRESSING POSTAL CHOP WITH SLOGANS; BUS ADVERTISEMENTS; TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES ON THE CHINESE CHANNELS OF BOTH

STATIONS FROM MAY; A NEW TV API PLUS EXISTING API'S ON FAMILY EDUCATION; AND SOUVENIR BROCHURE;

TV

FAMILY GAMES DESIGN COMPETITION то PROMOTE INTERACTION AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS; AND 300,000 "SWEET HOME" CARDS TO IMPROVE FAMILY TIES;

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