SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1974
IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH WORK EMPHASIZED
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YOUTH WORK HAS AN IMPORTANT PART TO PLAY IN HELPING TO FORM YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHARACTERS, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG Y.V.C.A.'S YOUTH PARADE AT THE CITY HALL, HE SAID THE PROBLEMS FACED BY YOUTH OF TODAY AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES EXPECTED OF THEM BECOME GREATER AS TIME PASSES.
+YOUTH NOT ONLY HAVE TO HAVE A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF OUR SOCIETY TODAY, BUT HAVE ALSO TO POSSESS EXCELLENT QUALITIES AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH VARIOUS PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP THEIR ABILITIES,+ HE POINTED OUT.
UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, MR. LEE SAID, YOUTH WORK PLAYS
A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN DEVELOPING GOOD QUALITIES IN YOUNG PEOPLE.
+ IT IS THROUGH YOUTH ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY WELFARE AGENCIES AND YOUTH WORKERS THAT YOUTH CAN BECOME CONSCIOUS OF AND COMPREHEND THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP, THE STRENGTH OF GROUP LIFE AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS TOWARDS THE SOCIETY OF WHICH THEY FORM A PART.+
MR. LEE NOTED THAT THE Y.W.C.A. HAD BEEN DOING MUCH IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH WORK OVER THE PAST YEARS PROVIDING ACTIVITIES TO CULTIVATE INTERESTS, PROVIDING TRAINING VIN` SKILLS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES.
THE YOUTH PARADE, HE SAID, WAS ORGANISED TO SHOW WHAT IT WAS DOING TO INTEREST MORE YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICIPATING WITH THE ULTIMATE AIM OF ENABLING YOUTH SERVICES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IN MAKING AN IMPACT AND INFLUENCE ON OUR SOCIETY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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