SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1980
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COMMUNITY SERVICES A GOOD WAY TO TRAIN YOUTHS
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REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (HONG KONG ISLAND), MR KWOK KA-CHI, TODAY DESCRIBED PROMOTING COMMUNITY SERVICES AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF MORAL TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A YOUTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE EXHIBITION AT VICTORIA PARK, HE SAID COMMUNITY SERVICES HAD SIGNIFICANT VALUE, NOT ONLY TO THE RECIPIENTS BUT TO THE PROVIDERS AS WELL.
THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICES, HE SAID, YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN TO CARE MORE ABOUT THEIR SOCIETY AND HELP FOSTER A CARING COMMUNITY.
THE REASON IS THAT IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, IT NEEDS SOUND ORGANISATION AND LEADERSHIP, A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE TARGET, AND CLOSE COOPERATION, HE SAID.
+ IN EACH PLANNING STAGE, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND INTEREST, AND THE COMPLETION OF A PROJECT CAN GIVE JOB SATISFACTION, HE ADDED.
MR KWOK SAID THAT SOCIAL WORKERS NOWADAYS NO LONGER RELIED ON THE IR OWN EFFORTS BUT PLACED GREAT IMPORTANCE IN INVOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN YOUTH SERVICES.
*WITHOUT THEIR PARTICIPATION, IT IS APT TO COME ACROSS PROBLEMS THAT MAY WELL HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY OVERLOOKING THE NEEDS AND INTEREST OF YOUNG PEOPLE, HE SAID.
THE EXHIBITION AT VICTORIA PARK WAS SPONSORED BY THE TAI PING SHAN LIONS CLUB, AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND EDUCATION DÉPARTMENTS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
APART FROM EXHIBITS ON YOUTH SERVICES, THERE WERE PERFORMANCES OF WHEELCHAIR DANCING, SIGN-LANGUAGE SINGING, FOLK SONGS, AND FIRST AID DEMONSTRATION.
HOLIDAY REMINDER TO EMPLOYERS
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A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE EITHER THE CHINESE WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL (WHICH FALLS ON DECEMBER 22) OR CHRISTMAS DAY (DECEMBER 25) SHOULD BE APPOINTED AS A STATUTORY HOLIDAY AND THAT WORKERS MUST BE GIVEN A DAY OFF ON EITHER DAY.
UNDER THE ORDINANCE ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING DOMESTIC SERVANTS IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR EARNINGS, AND ALL NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $3 500 À MONTH, ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY.
THEY MUST ALSO BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
/HOLIDAY PAY