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SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1994

DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR PRAISES PAMINE CAMP PARTICIPANTS

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THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY GAVE HER SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO THE 6,000 PARTICIPANTS YEAR'S "30-HOUR FAMINE CAMP".

BY

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FAMINE CAMP

HONG THE WORLD VISION HONG KONG AT THE

KONG STADIUM, DESCRIBED THE CAMP AS A VERY MEANINGFUL EVENT.

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OF THIS

MRS

ORGANISED CHAN

"IT RENINDS US THAT MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD NEED OUR IN ORDER TO HAVE A CHANCE IN LIFE," MRS CHAN SAID.

HELP

AND

"HONG KONG PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY GENEROUS

TOWARDS HELPING THE NEEDY. TODAY'S HIGH TURN OUT IS A VIDID DEMONSTRATION OF THIS, SHE ADDED.

ENTHUSIASTIC

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MRS CHAN SAID THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR DOUBLED THAT OF LAST YEAR.

"I GAVE MY FULL SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU AND WISH THE WORLD VISION HONG KONG EVERY SUCCESS IN ITS FUTURE ENDEAVOURS, SHE SAID.

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FIRST FAMILY ACTIVITY AND RESOURCE CENTRE OPENS

THE FAMILY ACTIVITY AND RESOURCE CENTRE IN YAU MA TEI HENRY G LEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE FIRST

ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY).

HAD

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRE, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID HONG KONG GREAT STRIDES BOTH SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IN RECENT YEARS.

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MADE

MR STRACHAN SAID THESE CHANGES, ARISING FROM THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY, SUCH AS DECREASING HOUSEHOLD SIZES, MORE WOMEN WORKING OUTSIDE THE HOME, WESTERN INFLUENCES, SOPHISTICATED LIFE STYLES, AGING

AGING POPULATION, HAD BROUGHT IMMENSE CHALLENGES TO THE FUNCTIONS OF FAMILIES TODAY.

"SOME FAMILIES ENCOUNTER STRESS AND ANXIETY ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR CHANGING ROLES.

"PREVENTION IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN CURE. A FAMILY ACTIVITY AND RESOURCE CENTRE IS A FACILITY SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO HELP FAMILIES DEVELOP AND BETTER ADJUST IN THE CHANGING WORLD," HE SAID.

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MR STRACHAN POINTED OUT THAT OBJECTIVES OF THE SERVICE WERE PROMOTE HARMONIOUS FAMILY RELATIONSHIP, TO EARLY IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE A MORE SATISFYING ROLE IN THE FAMILY.

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