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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1989
SEMINAR ON TEENAGERS' PROBLEMS
A SEMINAR TO HELP PARENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS OF TEENAGERS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) IN THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT ABOUT 100 PEOPLE, ALL PARENTS OF PRIMARY 5 TO FORM 3 STUENTS, WILL ATTEND THE SEMINAR WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT FIGHT CRIMECOMMITTEE (DFCC), THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE AND THE YANG MEMORIAL SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE.
THE SEMINAR WILL START WITH A DRAMA DEPICTING THE PROBLEMS BETWEEN PARENTS AND THEIR TEENAGE CHILDREN. THEN SOCIAL WORKERS WILL GIVE TALKS ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TEENAGERS, AND THE METHODS TO DEAL WITH THEIR COMMON BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS,
THERE WILL ALSO BE GROUP DISCUSSIONS LED BY SOCIAL WORKERS.
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THE DFCC HAS ALSO PRINTED CARDS BEARING THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF ORGANISATIONS OFFERING SERVICES TO TEENAGERS, FOR DISTRIBUTION THE PARTICIPANTS.
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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR ON TEENAGERS' PROBLEMS BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) IN THE HENRY
LEONG YAU MA COMMUNITY CENTRE, 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET, STARTING AT 2.30 PM.
TRADE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CRAFTSMEN INSTITUTED
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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS INSTITUTED A TRADE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM TO ASSESS THE SKILL LEVELS OF CRAFTSMEN IN
INDUSTRIES.
THE FIRST FOUR TRADES SELECTED FOR TRADE TESTING WILL BE ELECTRICIAN, MECHANICAL FITTER, TYPESETTER AND VEHICLE MECHANIC.
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ANNOUNCING THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL, MR HORACE KNIGHT, SAID THAT A START IN THIS SUMMER, CRAFTSMEN IN THE FOUR TRADES WOULD BE TO TAKE PART IN THE TRADE TESTS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
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