SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1994
YOUNG PEOPLE GROWING UP IN A CHANGING COMMUNITY
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ARE SOCIAL MR
FAMILIES, AND WELFARE,
YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, TOGETHER WITH THEIR GROWING
IN A COMMUNITY WHERE ITS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC UP ENVIRONMENT 18 CHANGING RAPIDLY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL IAN STRACHAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
FOUNDER'S
DAY
STRACHAN WAS ATTENDING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY MR PARADE OF THE BOYS' BRIGADE OF HONG KONG AT 11ING FONG ROAD PLAYGROUND, KWAI CHUNG.
CHALLENGES.
FOR
TEENAGERS
"THIS PRESENTS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MANY EXAMPLE, THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN THE NUMBER OF TAKING DRUGS IN THE PAST TWO. YEARS.
"THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE SUSPECTED WITH TRIADS CONNECTIONS IS ALSO INCREASING, MR STRACHAN SAID.
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WHILE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO YOUTH PROBLEMS, MR STRACHAN SAID CURIOSITY, PEER GROUP INFLUENCE, ACADEMIC FAILURE, CRAVE FOR MATERIAL SATISFACTION
FRUSTRATION FAMILIES WERE BELIEVED TO BE COMMON FACTORS.
"ΤΟ
TACKLE
INTO
AND
WITHIN
OF
YOUNG OUR
SOCIETY,
PEOPLE
THE
AND
IS
IN
THESE PROBLEMS AND TO ASSIST
DEVELOP
RESPONSIBLE AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS COMMUNITY NEEDS TO GIVE THEM ADEQUATE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, GUIDANCE
BOTH
THAT IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL STRUCTURES, REINFORCEMENT, SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS," HE SAID.
IN
OF ASPECTS
PROMOTION OF
MR STRACHAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE BOYS' BRIGADE OF HONG KONG
PARTICULARLY CONTRIBUTING GREATLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE,
THE
REVERENCE, HABITS OF OBEDIENCE, DISCIPLINE AND SELF-RESPECT.
FOR
71 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED
THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 71 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.
OF THE PLANS, 25 ARE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 28 FOR KOWLOON AND 18 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE
AND
APPROVED PLANS INCLUDE 32 FOR APARTMENT APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, 17 FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND FIVE FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
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IN THE SAME MONTH, CONSENT WAS GIVEN FOR WORK TO START ON BUILDING PROJECTS, WHICH INVOLVE 6,987.7 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIL FLOOR AREA AND 131,658.9 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
/THE DECLARED