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+WE ALL HEAR ONLY TOO FREQUENTLY OF FIRES IN SQUATTER AREAS, IN HIGH-RISE FACTORIES AND APARTMENT BLOCKS, AND OF ROOF-TOP SUICIDE ATTEMPTS.
+HOWEVER MUCH YOU TRAIN YOU WILL ALWAYS FACE THE UNEXPECTED SITUATION WHEN THE SPEEDY INITIATIVE OF THE MAN ON THE SPOT CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE.
+NEVER BE AFRAID TO USE YOUR INITIATIVE, HE SAID.
HONG KONG IS JUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF ITS FIRE SERVICES AND AMBULANCEMEN, HE SAID, YOU WILL SOON LEARN THAT IT MUST BE THE MOST DEMANDING ENVIRONMENT IN THE WORLD.
+THE TRUE VALUE OF GOOD COMRADESHIP AND TEAMWORK -- THIS YOU WILL FIND THE MOST SATISFYING THING OF ALL, AND SOMETHING NORMALLY FOUND ONLY IN SUCH SERVICES AS YOURS.
+ INDEED, OUR SERVICES SHARE VERY MUCH THE SAME ASPIRATIONS, SO I KNOW WELL HOW YOU MUST FEEL AS YOU GRADUATE TODAY, HE ADDED.
MAJOR-GENERAL CHAPPLE ALSO PRESENTED PRIZES TO PROBATIONARY STATION OFFICER CHOI SIU-PING, FIREMAN TANG YAU-NEN AND AMBULANCEMAN LAU KWOK-LEUNG FOR BEING THE BEST RECRUITS,
SOCIAL WELFARE DIRECTOR SEES ACTIVITIES IN BOYS' HOME
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, TODAY VISITED THE BEGONIA ROAD BOYS' HOME TO SEE HOW THE BOYS GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES.
THE HOME, RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDES INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING TO BOYS PUT ON PROBATION AND REMAND, AND TO THOSE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MR CARLOS LEUNG, THE DIRECTOR SAW BOYS ATTENDING SCHOOL CLASSES AND UNDERGOING PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING.
HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE DAILY PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS LESSONS, AND HANDICRAFT TRAINING IN CARPENTRY, MOTOR MECHANICS AND TAILORING,
LIFE EDUCATION SEMINARS ARE ORGANISED TO AROUSE DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOYS AND AWARENESS OF PERSONAL OR SOCIAL PROBLEMS, AS PART OF THE IR REHABILITATION.
HOBBY GROUPS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO ORGANISED IN PAINTING, G. ITAR PLAYING, SILK-SCREEN PRINTING, SOCCER AND BASKETBALL GAMES, PICNICS, AND SOCIAL VISITS,
MR ALLEYNE ALSO INSPECTED THE FACILITIES, LOOKING AT THE DORMITORIES, RECREATION ROOMS, PLAYGROUNDS, KITCHEN, SICKBAYS, AND CLINIC.
THE BOYS' HOME IS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FIVE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND SERVES AS A COMBINED PROBATION AND REMAND HOME AS WELL AS A PLACE OF REFUGE FOR 160 BOYS AGED BETWEEN SEVEN AND 18.
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