SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1982-
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+EXPERIENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CAREER AND THIS CAN ONLY BE GAINED BY PAYING ATTENTION TO PROBLEMS WHICH YOU MAY ENCOUNTER IN THE COURSE OF YOUR WORK AND TRYING TO RESOLVE THEM IN A PROPER MANNER.+
MR WONG TOLD THE CRAFT APPRENTICES THAT THEY MUST MAINTAIN TO WIDER INTEREST ON ALL VARIETIES OF SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE IR OWN FIELD AND AT THE SAME TIME BE OBSERVANT AND MINDFUL OF THOSE ESSENTIAL POINTS WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM TO IMPROVE THE IR TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS.
MR WONG ALSO PRESENTED THE +LAISHLEY CUP TO MR WONG CHUNG- TAT OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR BEING THE BEST CRAFT APPRENTICE.
RESIDENTIAL TRAINING FOR BOYS ****
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S CASTLE PEAK BOYS' HOME IS NOT, AS MOST PEOPLE STILL THINK IT IS, A PLACE FOR PUNISHING AND DETAINING BOYS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE SAID.
INSTEAD, SHE POINTED OUT, IT PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL TRAINING FOR THE BOYS IN THE FORM OF A BOARDING SCHOOL AND A FAMILY.
+UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS, WHICH IS SUPPLEMENTED BY EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WE HOPE TO CHANGE THE BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL ATTITUDE OF THE YOUNG OFFENDERS, MRS DOE SAID.
+THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HELP THEM REINTEGRATE INTO THE SOCIETY AND LIVE AS CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SPEAKING TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE HOME'S SUMMER PROGRAMME AND THE START OF ITS NEW SCHOOL TERM, MRS DOE SAID MORE SOCIAL WORKERS WOULD SOON JOIN THE HOME TO GIVE MORE CARE TO THE BOYS AND TO HELP IMPROVE THE TRAINING PROGRAMME.
THE CASTLE PEAK BOYS' HOME, WITH A CAPACITY OF 150, CATERS FOR BOYS AGED 14 TO 16 ON ADMISSION. THE PERIOD OF TRAINING VARIES FROM ONE TO FIVE YEARS.
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