WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1992
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YOUTHS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN BUILDING FOR TOMORROW
A PROPOSAL BY THE GOVERNOR TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE TO 18 SHOWS HIS PERSONAL CONFIDENCE THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE CAN PLAY A MAJOR PART IN SHAPING HONG KONG'S FUTURE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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MRS GOODSTADT WAS ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF TSUEN WAN KWAI TSING OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK TEAM OF THE HONG KONG PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION.
"OUR YOUTHS WILL HAVE A FULL VOICE IN CHOOSING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE OUR LAWS AND CONTROL OUR FINANCES IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SHE SAID.
MRS GOODSTADT SAID THIS REFLECTED THE GOVERNOR'S DETERMINATION TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE GREATER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE.
"WE ARE PUTTING HIGH PRIORITY IN DEVELOPING YOUNG PEOPLE'S POTENTIAL TO THE FULL AS THE CONTINUED ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG DEPENDS ON THEIR CONTRIBUTION, SHE ADDED.
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OUTREACH SOCIAL WORK HELPED YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PERSONAL AND FAMILY PROBLEMS AND FOR MANY, PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE WAS NECESSARY ΤΟ PREVENT THEM FROM FALLING FOUL OF THE LAW, SHE SAID.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT 11 NEW CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES WOULD BE OPENED NEXT YEAR.
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"EXPENDITURE ON YOUTH SERVICES WILL INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT $477 MILLION TO AN ESTIMATED $545 MILLION IN 1996/97, REPRESENTING INCREASE OF 14 PER CENT IN REAL GROWTH IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS," SHE ADDED.
"SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPROVED, TO MERT THE TARGET OF ONE TO 2,000 MANNING RATIO AS STATED IN THE WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS GOODSTADT SAID.
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TWO LAND LOTS TO LET BY TENDER
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THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCY ON TWO PIECES OF GOVERNMENT LAND.
THE FIRST SITE, WITH AN AREA OF 4,700 SQUARE METRES, LOCATED BETWEEN PAK WAN STREET AND PAK TIN STREET, KOWLOON.
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IT IS INTENDED FOR FEE-PAYING PARKING AREA FOR PRIVATE LIGHT VANS AND COACHES (EXCLUDING GOODS VEHICLES AND CONTAINER VEHICLES WITH THEIR CHASSIS/TRAILERS ATTACHED} CURRENTLY UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.
CARS,
LICENSED
/THE TENANCY.