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SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1989
MRS WONG SAID: "THERE IS A GREAT DEMAND FOR YOUTH SERVICES IN SHA TIN AS ONE-THIRD OF THE 510,000 POPULATION IN THE DISTRICT AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 24 AND THAT HALF OF THE TOTAL POPULATION STAYING IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
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"THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO SET UP FIVE MORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR OF WHICH THREE WILL BE LOCATED IN COMMERCIAL COMPLEXES, IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING PROVISION OF 20."
MRS WONG PAID TRIBUTE TO THE YMCA FOR ITS PROVISION OF PIONEERING YOUTH SERVICES WHICH HAD DEVELOPED INTO VARIOUS SERVICES.
40,000 BENEFIT FROM OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH SCHEME
MORE THAN 40,000 YOUTHS HAVE GAINED FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES YOUTH SCHEME (OYS) OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT OVER PAST 14 YEARS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, STEPHEN LAW, AT THE HONG KONG BEST OYS AWARD PRESENTATION HELD AT NEW TOWN PLAZA, SHA TIN TODAY (SATURDAY).
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MR LAW NOTED THAT THE OYS WAS NOW INTO ITS 15TH YEAR OF SERVICES, AND HAD CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY NOT ONLY TO THE PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTHS, BUT ALSO ΤΟ A LARGE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
"THE SCHEME PROVIDES A WIDE SPECTRUM OF SERVICES RANGING FROM VISITS TO THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED, BROADENING EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WORK, CIVIC EDUCATION, RURAL SERVICES то COMMUNITY SERVICES, HE SAID,
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"THE SCHEME PROVIDES MANY GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTHS ΤΟ FULFIL THEIR IDEALS AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.
MR LAW COMMENDED THE YOUTHS WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO VARIOUS PROJECTS ORGANISED BY THE OYS SUCH AS THE 'INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR' AND' INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SHELTER HOMELESS'.
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THIS YEAR, THE OYS THEME IS 'HOME SAFETY FOR CHILDREN' AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WOULD GIVE PRIORITY TO PROJECTS AIMED AT PROMOTING THIS THEME, HE SAID.
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