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FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1974

YOUTH TO SPEAK OUT ON PORNOGRAPHY

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICES IN KOWLOON CITY, MONGKOK AND CENTRAL DISTRICT HAVE ORGANIZED YOUTH FORUMS ON THE INFLUENCE OF SEX FILMS AND PORNOGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS ON YOUTH TODAY+ TO BE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON IN THEIR AREAS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE FORUMS IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS AND OBTAIN RELIABLE INFORMATION FROM GOVERNIENT AND PRIVATE SOURCES RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

MR. HENRY AU, ACTING SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION UNDER WHICH THE C.Y.0.S OPERATE, COMMENTED: +1 AM SURE THAT ANY VIEUS EXPRESSED BY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THESE FORUMS WILL BE OF CONSIDERABLE VALUE TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS AS IT IS ESSENTIAL TO KNOW WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE NOWADAYS FEEL AND THINK ABOUT MATTERS WHICH AFFECT THEM.+

PANELISTS REPRESENTING PRESS AND TELEVISION, FILM CENSORS. DISTRICT LEADERS AND YOUTH CROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FORUMS.

THE FORUM ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE HELD AT THE CENTRAL DISTRICT CARITAS YOUTH CENTRE ON THE TOP FLOOR OF ON LOK YUEN BUILDING IN DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL.

THE ONE IN KOULOON CITY WILL BE HELD AT THE CARITAS YOUTH CENTRE (NEXT TO ST. THERESA 'S' CHURCH AT 256A, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, WHILE THE MONGKOK FORUM WILL BE HELD AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH YOUTH CENTRE IN YIM PO FONG STREET, KOULOON.

ALL THE FORUMS DEGIN AT 3.00 P.M. AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IT IS EXPECTED THAT AT LEAST 400 YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 25 WILL TAKE PART.

DETAILS OF THE FORUMS CAN BE ODTAINED AT THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH WORK OFFICE (KOULOON CITY), C/O HUNG HOM CITY DISTRICT SUB-OFFICE, 32, WUHU STREET, KOULOON, CTEL. 3-658928)=

THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE CHONGKOK) AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH'S YOUTH CENTRE, YIN PO FONG STREET, KOWLOON, CTEL. 3-850518)- AND AT THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE (CENTRAL) AT THE WESTERN MAGISTRACY BUILDING, WESTERN DISTRICT, HONG KONG, TEL. 5-491885>.

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