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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1991
SWD BUILDS NEW GIRLS' HOME IN TUEN MUN
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DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR M.D. CARTLAND, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED A SITE
TUEN MUN ΤΟ UPDATE HIMSELF ON THE PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT'S EIGHTH CORRECTIONAL НОМЕ.
IS PLANNED TO ACCOMMODATE 120
THE HOME IN YEUNG TSING ROAD GIRLS HAVING PERSONAL PROBLEMS FROM OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
"THE OPENING OF THIS NEW RESIDENTIAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR GIRLS PROVISION OF AGED SEVEN TO 18 WILL GO SOME WAY TOWARDS IMPROVING THE
NEED SEPARATE FACILITIES FOR GIRLS IN
OF CARE AND
AND PROTECTION THOSE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS," MR CARTLAND SAID.
OF HE SAID THE BUILDING
THE TUEN MUN HOME WAS TIMELY IN COPING WITH THE FORECAST RISE IN NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE REQUIRING CARE AND PROTECTION.
DEPARTMENT'S
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THE EARLIER, MR CARTLAND, ACCOMPANIED BY SOCIAL WORK OFFICER (CORRECTIONS), MR KWAN KAM-CHUEN, PUI SHAN BOYS' HOME IN LAI CHI KOK.
THE HOME IS A REFORMATORY SCHOOL WITH BOYS AGED RETKEUN SEVEN AND 16.
A CAPACITY OF 80
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MR CARTLAND WAS BRIEFED ON THE OPERATION OF THE HOME AND TOURED ITS VARIOUS FACILITIES.
ACAN ISSUES ANTI-DRUG POSTAL COVER
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THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) WILL ISSUE SOUVENIR POSTAL COVER TO COMMEMORATE THE BEGINNING OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECADE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE (1991-2000) AND THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING ON JUNE 26.
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A TOTAL OF 200,000 COPIES OF TAR POSTAL COVER WILL DISTRIBUTED PREE OF CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS FROM SATURDAY (JUNE 8).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE ISSUE OF THE POSTAL COVER WAS PART OF A SERIES OF PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES TO ECHO THE UN APPEAL FOR INTENSIFYING AND SUSTAINING EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS.
"OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A
HONG KONG FIGHTS DRUGS EXHIBITION TO BE STAGED AT THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN PLAZA FROM JUNE 25 TO
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