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KO.IDAY, APRIL 8, 1974

TWO MORE CYOS APPOINTED

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TWO MORE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICERS WERE APPOINTED BY

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY AS A FURTHER STEP IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS SCHEME TO HAVE ONE SUCH OFFICER IN EACH

OF THE DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

APPOINTED TODAY WERE MR. BERNARD MUI KAN-KIT, WHO WILL BE

CYO CENTRAL AND MR. WONG KING-TONG, CYO KUUN TONG.

INITIALLY THEY WILL BE HOUSED IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION

PENDING THE SETTING-UP OF PERMANENT OFFICES FOR THEM. HR. MUI

VILL BE LOCATED AT ROOM 328, WESTERN MAGISTRACY BUILDING,

HONG KONG AND MR. WONG ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF LAM TIN ESTATE

VELFARE BUILDING WEST, KOWLOON.

THEIR APPOINTMENT BRINGS TO ELEVEN THE NUMBER OF CYOS

NOW IN OFFICE. THE OTHERS PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED WERE FOR EASTERN,

WESTERN AND WANCHAI DISTRICTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND, SHAMSHUIPO,

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YAUMATE1, MONGKOK, KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAI SIN IN KOWLOON

AND TSUEN VAN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE CYO SCHEME WAS STARTED LAST DECEMBER WITH THE INITIAL

APPOINTMENT OF SIX OFFICERS, AND WAS THE RESULT OF AN EXPERI-

MENTAL PROJECT TO DEVELOP AND CO-ORDINATE, ON A DISTRICT BASIS,

THE NUMEROUS COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES OPERATED IN THE

DISTRICT. AMONG THEIR MANY TASKS, THE CYOS ARE NOW ENCOURAGING

YOUTH PROJECTS, ADVISING COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND PROVIDING

TRAINING COURSES.

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