SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1988
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APART FROM THESE CIRCUMSTANTIAL REASONS, MRS TAM SAID BITUATION ALSO REFLECTED A CHANGE IN VALUES AND THE EMERGENCE OF MORE MATERIALISTIC AND INDIVIDUALISTIC SOCIAL TRENDS.
AS TO SOLUTIONS, SHE SUGGESTED THAT FIRSTLY THE MASS COULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN COUNTERING THE TRENDS BY GIVING REPORTS ON YOUNG PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE.
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"THEY SHOULD POINT OUT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY 80 AS ΤΟ FOSTER YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNDERSTANDING AND CONCERN, SHE SAID.
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SECONDLY, SHE SAID, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO FURTHER
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'THIRDLY, IN OPENING CHANNELS FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, JOINT EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE BY SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND YOUTH CENTRES,' SHE SAID.
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"ALL IN ALL, IT REQUIRES THE CO-OPERATION AND EFFORTS OF EVERY SECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE AND TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, SHE ADDED, NOTING THAT THE OYS WAS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE.
EARLIER, IN WELCOMING THE GUESTS AND THE YOUTH GROUPS, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID THAT ALLOCATION FOR THE "OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME" WOULD BE INCREASED ΤΟ $420,000 THIS FINANCIAL YEAR IN ORDER TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND,
SHE NOTED THAT MORE THAN 1,200 PROJECTS HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY 38,000 YOUNG PEOPLE, BENEFITTING SOME 1,600,000 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SCHEME 14 YEARS AGO,
"THESE PROJECTS COVERED MANY AREAS, SUCH AS SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE POOR, CIVIC EDUCATION, RURAL VISITS AND HELPING THE DISABLED.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE SCHEME PROVIDES YOUTHS WITH AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTUALISE THEIR IDEALS, THUS MAKING THEIR FIRST STEP IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.
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SHE HOPED THAT THE EXHIBITION WOULD ENABLE THE PUBLIC A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCHEME AND, AT THE SAME TIME. ATTRACT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.
MRS WONG THANKED THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS FOR SPONSORING THE SECOND ROUND OF THE 1987-88 OYS.
SHE ALSO THANKED MRS TAM AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR BOWEN LEUNG, FOR OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY.
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