SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1985
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160 000 YOUTHS TAKE PART IN IYY ACTIVITIES
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OVER 160 000 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN PART IN 280 EVENTS ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (IYY).
+ IT IS A VERY ENCOURAGING RESULT, SAID MRS SELINA CHOW, CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 YY, WHEN SHE OPENED THE DEPARTMENT'S EXHIBITION ON THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME PROJECTS AND SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE+ AT THE CITY HALL THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.
SHE HOPED THAT ALL THE PLANS DESIGNED FOR YOUTHS IN CONNECTION WITH TYY THIS YEAR COULD CONTINUE IN ORDER TO RAISE COMMUNITY CONCERN ON THE CARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
+THIS IMPORTANT TASK SHOULD PROCEED WITHOUT DELAY, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS A HONG KONG PEOPLE TO RULE HONG KONG' STAGE, SHE SAID.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME, SHE SAID, WAS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE THREE THEMES OF THE IYY PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE.
+THROUGH THIS SCHEME, YOUNG PEOPLE CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE, PLAN AND IMPLEMENT VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES, SHE ADDED.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OPENING, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD ACTIVELY PROMOTED YOUTH WORK IN RECENT YEARS TO HELP IMPROVE THE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
IN ADDITION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OFFICES, WHICH CO-ORDINATE, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT YOUTH PROGRAMMES AT DISTRICT LEVEL, MR LAW SAID THE DEPARTMENT ALSO HELPED VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE PROVISION OF VARIOUS SERVICES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
THESE SERVICES INCLUDED FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK AND OUTREACHING SOCIAL SERVICES, HE SAID.
FOLLOWING THE OPENING CEREMONY, MRS CHOW PRESENTED PRIZES TO THREE YOUTH GROUPS WHICH WON THE TERRITORY'S BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME PROJECTS.
THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL 6 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL.
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