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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,

1994

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SUCH SERVICES

"WE WOULD AIM TO ESTABLISH A BETTER NETWORK OF AND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.

THE NUMBER OF "OUR PLANS

SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING INCLUDE

FAMILY FAMILY CASE-WORKERS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, HOME HELPERS AND

HOMES, AS AIDES. MORE PLACES IN FOSTER CARE SERVICE AND SMALL GROUP

CARE WELL AS ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL CARE STAFF FOR CHILDREN AND CHILD CENTRE FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.

RANGE OF

AND

MRS

"THIS YEAR ALONE HAS SEEN THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW SERVICES, SUCH AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FAMILY CARE DEMONSTRATION RESOURCE CENTRE, AND THE 19 FAMILY ACTIVITY AND RESOURCE CENTRE, CHAN SAID.

SAID

APART FROM PUTTING IN MORE RESOURCES, THE CHIEF SECRETARY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS SENT STAFF, TO ATTEND BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS CONFERENCES AND COURSES, WHERE EXPERIENCE WAS EXCHANGED AND NEW KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO HELP UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

EVENT TO

"THE 'FAMILY TOGETHERNESS DAY! IS A TERRITORY-WIDE MARK THE 1994 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH AND TO ENCOURAGE IS то REMIND US OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY,

то COMMUNICATION HARMONIOUS FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.

FAMILY BETWEEN

MEMBERS

IN

ORDER

ESTABLISH

A

"SINCE THE UNITED NATIONS PROCLAIMED 1994 AS THE IYF, THERE HAS BEEN STRONG SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

+

1993 IYF. * FAMILY AS THE MAIN AROUSE

"THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE IYF WAS SET UP IN MAY то PLAN AND ORGANISE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE AND COMMUNITY: UNITY, HARMONY, DEVELOPMENT' IS CHOSEN

FAMILY AND ME' IS USED TO THEME OF IYF, AND THE SLOGAN 'LOVE: PUBLIC CONCERN, SHE SAID.

COMMITTEE COMMUNITY THROUGH

MRS CHAN SAID OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE CO-ORDINATING HAD ACTIVELY PUT ACROSS THE MESSAGE OF IVF TO THE THE MASS MEDIA AND VARIOUS MEANS OF PUBLICITY.

AS

SUCH "ACTIVITIES IN THE FORM OF GAMES, COMPETITIONS AND EVENTS

TO ENLIST GREATER THE 'FAMILY TOGETHERNESS DAY' ARE ORGANISED PUBLIC SUPPORT.

"I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WILL PUBLISH

ON IYF.

REPORT OF THE SOUVENIR

A BROCHURE

IT WILL CONTAIN ACTIVITIES. FAMILY PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG WILL ALSO BE EXPLORED IN BROCHURE, SHE SAID.

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A

IYF

THE

THE IYF CONCERN OF LIFE THROUGH VARIOUS

"ALTHOUGH 1994 IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE, THE SPIRIT OF SHOULD BE SUSTAINED, IYF DOES NOT MERELY AIM AT AROUSING OUR FOR THE FAMILY, IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DISSEMINATE THE MESSAGE ACTIVITIES.

BELIEVE

IN THE THAT

FAMILY "I STRONGLY

HARMONY PREREQUISITE TO STABILITY AND UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY. I HOPE YOU ALL START WITH CARING FOR YOUR OWN FAMILY, AS AN EFFORT TO BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR HONG KONG," SHE ADDED.

IS A WILL

CREATE A

/THE "FAMILY