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FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1994
REPORT ON YOUTH CENTRE SERVICES PUBLISHED
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A REPORT SETTING OUT A CHALLENGING WAY FORWARD TO HELP CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE FACE THE CHANGES AND STRESSES OF MODERN SOCIETY IN HONG KONG WAS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY).
ENTITLED "REPORT ON REVIEW OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE SERVICES", IT WAS COMPILED BY A WORKING GROUP CHAIRED BY PROFESSOR FELICE LIEH-MAK.
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WORKING PARTY, COMPRISING BOTH OFFICIAL AND NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS, WAS APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE IN MARCH 1992 TO REVIEW THE POLICY, OBJECTIVES AND OPERATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES AND RELATED SERVICES IN VIEW OF THE CHANGING NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND A DECLINING YOUTH POPULATION,
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING PARTY IS THAT SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE INTEGRATED AND PROVIDED IN A SPECIFIC CATCHMENT AREA BY A TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE.
"THE SERVICES TO BE INTEGRATED ARE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK, AND WHERE POSSIBLE, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE REPORT ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE SERVICES SHOULD BE PLANNED ACCORDING TO THE YOUTH POPULATION AND NOT THE GENERAL POPULATION.
AN INTEGRATED TEAM SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED FOR EACH CATCHMENT AREA WITH A YOUTH POPULATION OF 12,000.
PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES SHOULD BE MORE TARGET-ORIENTED AND MORE RELATED TO SOCIAL WORK, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY PHASES.
INTERESTED PARTIES MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE REPORT FROM ANY DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
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LAND TO BE RESUMED FOR PARK
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LAND RESUMPTION NOTICES WERE POSTED TODAY (FRIDAY) ON 97 PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LOTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HAMMER HILL ROAD DISTRICT PARK.
THE LOTS, COVERING 9,383.7 SQUARE METRES, WILL REVERT TO
GOVERNMENT ON JULY 15. THEY ARE LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AND HAMMER HILL ROAD.
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