WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1975
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CO-ORDINATES THE SCHEME AND REFERRALS FROM SCHOOLS OTHER THAN THE SELECTED 11 ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED. IN ADDITION, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WHICH HELPS TO SPOT POTENTIAL SOCIAL AND FAMILY PROBLEMS AT AN EARLY STAGE, IS UNDERTAKEN IN A FURTHER 46 SCHOOLS BY SEVEN VOLUNTARY AGENCIES. BUT THE COVERAGE IS RELATIVELY SMALL AND THE AIM SHOULD BE TO EXPAND THE SERVICE.
A TWO-YEAR EXPERIMENTAL YOUTH GUIDANCE SCHEME DESIGNED TO INCLUDE SCHOOL DROPOUTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 15 AND THOSE WITH BEHAVIOURAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS WAS LAUNCHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
IT IS BEING CARRIED OUT BY FOUR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN SAU MAU PING, SHAM SHUI PO, CHAI WAN AND WONG TAI SIN. IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL, THE SCHEME MIGHT BE EXTENDED TO OTHER AREAS IN DUE COURSE.
MR. LI ALSO SAID THAT A PLAY LEADERSHIP SCHEME PRIMARILY FOR 8 TO 14 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IS OPERATING AT 26 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS IN THE URBAN AREAS AND TEHE NEW TERRITORIES.
A SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF OTHER PARKS IN WHICH TO EXTEND THE PROGRAMME WILL BE UNDERTAKEN SOON.
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