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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1993

THE ONE COMMISSIONED BY THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS IN JANUARY SHOWED THAT MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE INTERVIEWED (53 PER CENT OUT OF 1,090) WERE SATISFIED WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITION IN THE TERRITORY.

ACCORDING TO THE OTHER SURVEY BY THE OCEAN JAYCEES LTD ON 334 JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS, OVER 80 PER CENT ADMITTED THEY HAD EITHER GENERAL OR LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOR PROVISIONS.

MORE THAN 60 PER CENT ADDED THAT EDUCATION IN THIS AREA WAS NOT

ADEQUATE.

THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT THE MASS MEDIA (34 PER CENT) WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL IN THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, FOLLOWED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (26 PER CENT), COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS (18 PER CENT) AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (

(17 PER CENT).

ON THIS AFTERNOON'S SESSION, DR TSE SAID IT WAS HELD WITH THE AIM TO ENHANCE PARTICIPANTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE YOUTH'S ATTITUDE TO AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

ANOTHER OBJECTIVE WAS ΤΟ POOL EXPERIENCES WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES SO AS TO COME UP WITH A MORE EFFECTIVE PROMOTION PACKAGE, ADDED.

HE

AIDS EDUCATION SEMINAR ON SATURDAY

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YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN AIDS EDUCATION AND PROMOTIONAL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND A SEMINAR ENTITLED "YOUTH ACTION ON THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING IN WAN (MARCH 13).

WORK AIDS" AT

CHAI ON

SATURDAY

AIDS

ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ON (CEPAIDS), THE SEMINAR IS TARGETED AT YOUNG PEOPLE AND SOCIAL WORKERS. ADMISSION IS FREE.

IT WILL BE HELD FROM 3 PM TO 5.30 PM AT ROOM 204-206 SECOND FLOOR OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING AT 15 HENNESSY ROAD.

ON THE

THERE WILL BE FOUR SPEAKERS. THEY WILL TALK ON:

SUBJECT

SPEAKER

AIDS EDUCATION FOR YOUTH

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THE ROLE OF THE WORKING GROUP ON YOUTH, CEPAIDS

AIDS EDUCATION FOR MARGINAL YOUTH

MR FUNG CHEUNG-TIM,

SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER,

HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE

MISS SARAH YEUNG,

CASEWORKER,

KWUN TONG HOSTEL, SOCIAL WELFARE

DEPARTMENT

/DESIGN OF

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