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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1975
HELP FOR SCHOOL DROPOUTS
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SOME 150 SCHOOL DROPOUTS BETWEEN 12 AND 13 ARE BEING HELPED TO JOIN SUITABLE COURSES IN EVENING, PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. THOSE APPROACHING 14 ARE BEING HELPED TO FILL APPRENTICESHIP VACANCIES,
THESE CHILDREN WERE LOCATED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CO- ORDINATION COMMITTEES OF FOUR CITY DISTRICTS: HONG KONG EAST, KWUN TONG, WONG TAI SIN AND SHAM SHUI PO.
CITY DISTRICT OFFICERS, DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EDUCATION, HOUSING AND LABOUR DEPARTMENTS, ARE REPRESENTED ON THESE COMMITTEES.
ORIGINALLY, A TOTAL OF 250 CHILDREN WERE LOCATED IN WONG TAI SIN, CHAI WAN, SAU MAU PING AND IN THE UN CHAU STREET ESTATE THIS YEAR.
ABOUT 100 OF THE CHILDREN HAVE NOW EITHER RE-ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS OR TAKEN UP JOBS ON BECOMING 14.
FOR THOSE WHO STILL REQUIRE HELP, A THREE-DAY CAMP, ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND THE FRIENDS OF SCOUTING, WAS HELD LAST MONTH.
THE CAMP PROVIDED RECREATION AS WELL AS COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR THE YOUNGSTERS. SOCIAL WORKERS WERE INVITED TO THE CAMP TO ACT AS COUNSELLORS TO FIND OUT THE NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF THE CHILDREN.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FOUR CITY DISTRICTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN OR KNOW OF NEIGHBOURS WITHIN THE 12-13 AGE BRACKET WHO ARE NOT IN SCHOOL OR AT WORK ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT THEIR CITY DISTRICT OFFICERS.
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