The 3Hs Family Drama Project, held under the auspices of “FAMILY: A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society”, successfully disseminated the message of family health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) to over 25,000 spectators who attended 100 primary school musical performances over the past year.
The project, in collaboration with The Hong Kong University’s School of Public Health and The Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong (BGCA), was concluded today (5 October) with a finale performance attended by the Club’s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So, Under Secretary for Food and Health Professor Sophia Chan, FAMILY Project Principal Investigator Professor T H Lam, Social Welfare Department (Family & Child Welfare) Assistant Director Fung Man-chung and BGCA Honorary Secretary David Yau.
Noting that the programme disseminated the message of family health, happiness and harmony in musical performances, Mr So said it was very encouraging that over 60% of participants found the programme helpful in establishing a harmonious family life and raising their health awareness.
The study led by Professor Lam also found that some 60% of nearly 7,500 participants polled believed the project fostered their family harmony. Professor Lam said he was delighted to see the 3Hs Family Drama Project achieve world-leading accomplishments by combining the elements of arts and science.
Launched a year ago, the 3Hs Family Drama Project spread the message of family harmony through an interactive musical drama with the theme of family health, happiness and harmony, as well as positive family communication. Supporting activities included scriptwriting and lyric-writing workshops and competitions, as well as an “Express Love to Family Members” online incentive scheme which attracted some 7,000 entries.
Judges selected the best 100 entries for display at an exhibition staged as part of the closing ceremony.
FAMILY: A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society is a citywide project launched by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust with HK$250 million funding, in collaboration with the School of Public Health of The University of Hong Kong. The project aims to identify the sources of family problems, devise suitable preventive measures and promote the “3Hs” through a citywide household survey, intervention projects and public education programmes. Further details of FAMILY are available at http://www.family.org.hk/.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is not only one of the world’s leading horse racing organisations, but also Hong Kong’s largest community contributor, donating HK$1.95 billion in 2012/13. In addition, the Club is a major taxpayer, Hong Kong’s single largest by far, generating over HK$17.64 billion in 2012/13 for public funds. The Club pioneers technology applications for sporting and betting entertainment, striving for the highest levels of customer service. As a membership club, it is recognised as one of Asia’s most prestigious. These multifaceted roles make it a well-respected and remarkable organisation, dedicated to its mission of enhancing the quality of life for all Hong Kong people.
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The Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So says the programme disseminates the message of family health, happiness and harmony in musical performances, and it is very encouraging that over 60% of participants finds the programme helpful in establishing a harmonious family life and raising their health awareness.
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(Back row) The Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (centre), Under Secretary for Food and Health Professor Sophia Chan (8th right), FAMILY Project Principal Investigator Professor T H Lam (7th right), Social Welfare Department (Family & Child Welfare) Assistant Director Fung Man-chung (8th left) and The Boysa£į? and Girlsa£į? Clubs Association of Hong Kong Honorary Secretary David Yau (7th left) attend the 3Hs Family Drama Project results announcement and closing ceremony.
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FAMILY Project Principal Investigator Professor T H Lam says he is delighted to see the 3Hs Family Drama Project achieve world-leading accomplishments by combining the elements of arts and science.
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Students from Ho Shun Primary School (sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), Sacred Heart Canossian School, Fanling Public School and Yuen Long Long Ping Estate Tung Koon Primary School perform the closing musical.
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A hundred winning entries selected from the online incentive scheme are displayed at the a£į?Express Love to Family Membersa£į? exhibition.
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