XN000022-1973-12-05 — Page 2

-

Wednesday, December 5, 1973

COMMUNITY & YOUTH OFFICERS SCHEME ESTABLISHED

The Social Welfare Department formally established the Community

and Youth Officers Scheme today (Wednesday) with the appointment of six

officers to work at the district level in different areas of Hong Kong

Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories.

The six community and youth officers appointed are Mr. Lam

Kwok-wan for Eastern District, Mr. Lan Hark-chee for Wanchai, Mr. Lai

Char-kan for Western on Hong Kong Island; Mr. Yeung Wai-tsang for Yaumatei,

Mr. Chan Chap-yun for Shamshuipo in Kowloon and Mr. Fung Ka-ching for

Tsuen Wan in the New Territories.

Announcing their appointments at a press conference today,

Mr. Thomas C.Y. Lee, Deputy Director of the Social Welfare Department

said the idea of working with communities or neighbours is not new to the

Department.

"Since 1960, the Group and Community Work Division of the Department

has been doing community work through its community and social centres.

The Community and Youth Officers Scheme is an extension of the department's

community work in urban and rural areas.

We are starting off with six districts first. The other five

urban districts will have CYOs appointed in February and the other four

rural districts in July next year.

Mr. Lee said this Scheme was the result of an experiment which

the Social Welfare Department started in 1969 known as the District Community

Officer Scheme.

"The aim ....