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Monday, October 8, 1973

There will be eight family units in the centre, each housing 20

boys. Every unit will be provided with a day-room which will serve as

a place for rest, recreation and study. Provided in each family unit

will be two bedrooms, a small pantry and bathroom.

Basic pre-vocational training together with formal educational

instruction will be provided in the centre.

Pre-vocational training will comprise carpentry, basic repair

skill in air-conditioning and simple electrical appliances, as well as

metal work and sewing. Classes in both pre-vocational training and formal

education will be operated on a bisessional basis to enable the boys to

attend both on the same day.

Outlining the future functions of the centre, a spokesman for the

Society of Loys' Centres said it would provide a home for under-privileged

boys as well as serve as a place where they could experience communal life

while at work and at play.

They will also be able to pick up a simple trade as well as general

Particular emphasis would

civic responsibilities," the spokesman added.

be accorded to physical training, moral training and character moulding.

The spokesman described the setting up of the centre as "a positive

contribution" to the caring for under-privileged boys with minor behaviour problems.

Construction of the Chak Yan Centre, which commenced in January this

year, is in an advanced stage and should be completed early next year.

At present, the Society runs two boys' centres in Kowloon.

The Shing

Tak Street Centre in To Kwa Wan provides home for 140 boys from destitute

families and others with behaviour problems, while the Un Chau Street Centre in

Shamshuipo caters for some 40 under-privileged boys who attend regular schools

outside and return to the hostel after school.

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