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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1976.
CALL FOR CLOSER CO-ORDINATION IN YOUTH SERVICES
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THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN TODAY CALLED FOR BETTER CO- ORDINATION, ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATION, AND A CLEARER OVERALL PERCEPTION OF THE EFFORTS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN ATTAINING THE SHORT AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES OF OUR YOUTH SERVICES.+
SPEAKING AT THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. CHEONG-LEEN SAID THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASING URGENCY FOR THESE AS SERVICES FOR YOUTH EXPANDED AND BUILT UP.
HE REFERRED TO THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AND SAID THAT IT WAS EXPECTED TO ENCOMPASS PERHAPS UP TO TWO MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE IN OVER 5,000 RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
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+THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT, WHICH HAS BEEN A CATALYST AND A CO-ORDINATOR OF RECREATION AND SPORTS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, IS HOPING TO GET ADDITIONAL STAFF DURING THE 1976-77 PERIOD TO IMPLEMENT PHASES I AND II OF ITS RECREATION AND SPORT SCHEME AND TO HAVE RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICERS OPERATING IN 17 DISTRICTS INSTEAD OF ONLY SIX AT PRESENT,+ MR. CHEONG-LEEN SAID.
+ANTICIPATING AN EXPANSION OF THE RESOURCES, PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS PERHAPS TIMELY FOR GOVERNMENT TO STRENGTHEN ITS CO-ORDINATION AT THE DISTRICT, REGIONAL AND CENTRAL LEVELS IN ORDER TO GET MAXIMUM VALUE FOR RESOURCES EXPANDED,+ HE SAID.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN PROPOSED:
* A MORE EFFECTIVE ROLE BY THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE
ON SERVICES FOR YOUTH IN ANTICIPATING MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS, IN CLARIFYING AND CRYSTALLIZING POLICIES, AND IN SETTING UP THE POLICY GUIDELINES IN TIME=
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A PROPER USE OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN CO-ORDINATING AT THE TOP ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH ONCE THE POLICIES HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON, AND
* A GREATER RESPONSIBILITY BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER
AMONG THE FIVE O'S - RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICERS, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICERS, POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICERS AND URBAN SERVICES OFFICERS IN ADDITION TO THE CDO'S TO ENSURE MAXIMUM CO-ORDINATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.
+QUITE OFTEN THE INTER-RELATION AND CO-ORDINATION WORKS WELL AMONG THE FIVE O'S, BUT SOMETIMES CO-ORDINATION IS MISSING OR IS MERELY SUPERFICIAL, LEADING TO UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION OF EFFORT OR INEFFECTIVE RESULTS, HE SAID.
+ON THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE FOR YOUTH SERVICES, IN THE SIMPLE WORDS OF A LAYMAN, I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO MAKE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HEALTHY, RESPONSIBLE, ACTIVE, INTELLIGENT AND USEFUL CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, MR. CHEONG- LEEN CONTINUED.
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