WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1989
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NEW CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE ON AP LEI CHAU
WONG, TODAY
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH (WEDNESDAY) CALLED ON YOUNG PEOPLE ON AP LEI CHAU IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE YOUTH FACILITIES THERE.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE LEI TUNG CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, MRS WONG ALSO SUGGESTED PARENTS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOUTH CENTRES SO THAT WORKERS THERE COULD PLAN SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
MRS WONG NOTED THAT YOUTH FACILITIES, SUCH AS CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, PROVIDED ANOTHER PLACE OF LEARNING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL AND THE FAMILY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 24.
"THE ACTIVITIES AT THESE CENTRES HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS, BUILD UP THEIR PERSONAL INTEGRITY, GROOM THEIR LEADERSHIP AND PROMOTE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
"WORKERS AT THESE CENTRES SHOULD PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS BY THEMSELVES IN A BID TO GROOM YOUNG LEADERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.
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THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEI TUNG CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE HAS INCREASED TO OVER 1,700 SINCE IT STARTED OPERATION IN MAY LAST YEAR.
APART FROM THIS CENTRE, THERE ARE TWO OTHER CHILDREN'S CENTRES AND THREE YOUTH CENTRES SERVING THE 65,000 POPULATION ON AP LEI CHAU,
MRS WONG ALSO COMmended thE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS FOR PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
HSU TAKES OVER AS NEW REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NT
MR ADOLF HSU WILL TAKE OVER FROM MR MICHAEL SUEN AS THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
MR HSU, AGED 50, JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1958 AND WAS APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE GRADE IN 1968.
HE HAS HELD VARIOUS POSTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH, THE FORMER NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATION BRANCH, AND THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT,
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