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More than 70 activities, including talks, workshops, exhibitions, recreational activities and visits, will be organised over the next three months to promote a healthy workplace for employers and employees.

At an opening ceremony today (October 10), the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Dr E K Yeoh, launched the Mental Health Month, which is a publicity campaign co-organised by the Health and Welfare Bureau annually with the support of the Hospital Authority, various government departments and non-government bodies to promote public awareness on the importance of mental health.

With "Mental Health and Work" as this year's theme, the campaign is aimed at enhancing the awareness of employers and employees on mental health and understanding the ways to deal with stress. The theme is to tie in with the World Mental Health Day and will extend over two years to allow a broader examination of matters which affect employees at every level.

The opening ceremony was followed by a symposium with guest speakers to examine mental health at the workplace and organizational strategies for dealing with mental health problems.

A series of five other symposia on healthy lifestyle at workplace will be organised across the territory to get across the message:

Date: October 12, 2000 (Thursday)

Venue: Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Sai Wan Ho

Date: November 17, 2000 (Friday)

Venue: Christian Family Service Centre, Tsui Ping Road, Kwun Tong

Date: November 23, 2000 (Thursday)

Venue: Kwai Tsing Theatre, Kwai Chung

Date: November 30, 2000 (Thursday)

Venue: Dragon Centre, Sham Shui Po

Date: January 12, 2001 (Friday)

Venue: Shatin Town Hall, Shatin

Also officiating at today's ceremony were Chairman of the Rehabilitation Advisory Committee, Dr Raymond Wu; Director of Health, Dr Margaret Chan; Director of Social Welfare, Mrs Carrie Lam, Commissioner for Labour, Mrs Pamela Tan; Acting Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Agnes Allcock, and Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority, Dr William Ho.

Copies of a leaflet giving details of the activities to be held during the mental health month are available from District Offices, Health InfoWorld of the Hospital Authority, public hospitals, regional offices of the Social Welfare Department, and the Selective Placement Division of the Labour Department. Members of the public can also visit the web site of the Health and Welfare Bureau (Click here, in Chinese).

END/Tuesday, October 10, 2000

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