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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1987
YOUTHS SHOULD HELP BUILD OUR TOMORROW
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YOUNG
HAVE PEOPLE
AN OBLIGATION
TOWARDS THE
SOCIETY
AND
SHOULD HELP BUILD HONG KONG'S FUTURE, LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR,
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MRS ROSANNA TAM, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
OF THE
MRS TAM WAS THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S MA TAU WEI GIRLS' HOME IN HO MAN TIN.
RESIDENTS, MRS ADDRESSING THE
TAM SAID THAT ALTHOUGH
NOWADAYS
HAD YOUNG PEOPLE
BETTER
AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
THEY MATERIAL LIVING,
WERE ALSO FACED WITH MORE PRESSURE AND TEMPTATIONS.
"THEY WILL FEEL LONELY AND HELPLESS WHEN ENCOUNTERED EITHER ACADEMICALLY OR EMOTIONALLY,' SHE SAID.
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"HOWEVER, THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE OVERCOME WITH THE SOCIETY AND THE FAMILY, SHE ADDED.
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SETBACKS
THE SUPPORT OF
BOTH EDUCATIONAL YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE
SHE OBSERVED THAT A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES
WAS BEING RECREATIONAL
OFFERED TO GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
AND
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BY SOCIAL WORK
SUPPLEMENTED THESE WERE CASEWORK AND GROUP COUNSELLING, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, MRS TAM SAID.
AS
SUCH SERVICES, SOCIAL WORK AND OUTREACHING
HOME TO EXERCISE SHE ALSO ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS OF THE GIRLS' SELF-DISCIPLINE AND TURN A NEW LEAF IN THEIR LIVES. WITH THE CARE
THEY SHOULD BE ABLE CONCERN OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THE SOCIETY, SEEK A BETTER TOMORROW.
AND TO
SECOND PHASE OF MACAU VISITORS SCHEME
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE SECOND PHASE OF THE MACAU VISITORS SCHEME WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM JANUARY 1 TO ALLOW EX-CHINA RESIDENTS IN MACAU WHO HAVE LIVED IN MACAU FOR FIVE YEARS SINCE JANUARY 14, 1979 TO VISIT HONG KONG.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM RESIDENTS OF MACAU WHOSE MACAU IDENTITY CARDS WERE ISSUED AFTER JANUARY 14, 1979 AND WHO CAN SHOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING IN MACAU FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AT THE DATE OF APPLICATION.
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