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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1992
MADAM
HER
SHE SAID
EXPERIENCE
PRINCESS ENJOYED WITH
KWOK LAI-KUEN, WHO HAS BEEN SERVING AT ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN SINCE 1984, ORGANISING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FRIENDS OF HER AGE.
ΤΟ
SHE APPEALED TO THE PUBLIC LEISURE TIME TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
SHARING
MAKE THE BEST USE OF THEIR
POINTED OUT
EARLIER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE MR ALEXANDER SPEAKING FUNG,
AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY,
THAT VOLUNTEERING WAS AN EXPRESSION OF CONCERN AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE WELL- BEING OF SOCIETY.
PROVIDED MR FUNG ADDED THAT IT ALSO
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND HELP ESTABLISH A CARING COMMUNITY.
"THEREFORE, THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC,
CONTINUE TO BE PEOPLE, IN VOLUNTEER SERVICES WILL SAID.
PARTICULARLY YOUNG ENCOURAGED, HE
WORKING PARTY ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES HOLDS FIRST MEETING
THE WORKING PARTY ON REVIEW OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE SERVICES HELD ITS FIRST MEETING TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE 17-MEMBER WORKING PARTY. APPOINTED RECENTLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, ACADEMICS, SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING PARTY SAID THE REVIEW WAS A FOLLOW- UP ACTION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE WHITE PAPER.
IT SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO REVIEW CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES AS WELL AS THE MODE OF OPERATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES TO ADOPT A MORE REALISTIC AND FLEXIBLE APPROACH AND MAXIMISE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG.
HE ADDED THAT THE CURRENT EXERCISE WAS ΤΟ REVIEW THE OBJECTIVES AND SERVICES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, HAVING REGARD TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES OF THE POPULATION, RECENT SOCIAL CHANGES, CURRENT NEEDS AND CHALLENGES TO YOUNG PEOPLE, AVAILABILITY OF RELATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUCH AS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK, OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK AND OTHER SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND THE ECONOMICAL USE OF RESOURCES.
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