SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1785
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NEW CENTRE TO DEVELOP YOUTH POTENTIALS
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HONG KONG'S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET LIES IN ITS HUMAN RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY IN ITS LARGE POPULATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, MRS ANSON CHAN, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT MOUNT PARKER ROAD IN QUARRY BAY, SHE SAID THIS NEW CENTRE OFFERED A NEW AND IMAGINATIVE APPROACH TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
IT WOULD ALSO PLAY A MOST USEFUL ROLE IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS REALISE THE IR POTENTIAL AND DEVELOPING RESPONSIBLE LEADERS FOR TOMORROW, MRS CHAN SAID.
THE CENTRE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WAS SET UP BY THE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS (ICA) TO SERVE AS A BASE FOR PROGRAMME DELIVERY DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS A BASE FOR RESEARCH.
MRS CHAN SAID: ITS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON YOUNG ADULTS, ARE AVAILABLE TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS UPON REQUEST.
+THESE PROGRAMMES ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT ACADEMIC OR TECHNICAL TRAINING WITH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY LEARNING APPROACH AND ARE TAILORED TO FIT THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF THE ORGANISATION«, + SHE SAID.
COMMENTING ON YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG, SHE SAID: +THE NUMBER AND RANGE OF ACTIVITIES WHICH CATER SPECIFICALLY FUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT YEARS AS PART OF A CONSCIOUS AND SOUND POLICY TO PROVIDE OUR YOUNGSTERS „ITH THE ENVIRONMENT, STIMULUS AND EXPERIENCES NECESSARY TO RESPONSIBLE ADULTHOOD.
YOUTH CENTRES HAD ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED TO MEET NEEDS ON A LOCAL BASIS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, CONCERN AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS.
THE ICA WAS FIRST STARTED IN NORTH AMERICA MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO AND HAD PIONEERED AND DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL METHODS, CURRICULUM DESIGN AND PARTICIPATORY PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES.
IT BEGAN OPERATING IN HONG KONG IN 1967, AND ITS TRAINING AND PLANNING PROGRAMMES HAD DIRECTLY INVOLVED OVER 10 JOJ PEOPL....
THE PREMISES OF THE CENTRE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LAS PROVIDO. BY THE GOVERNMENT AT NOMINAL RENT, WHILE RENOVATION AND FURNIS HAD BEEN MET BY DONATIONS FROM PATRONS AND DONORS.
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