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SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1976

HONG KONG NEEDS POSITIVE YOUTH WORK

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP FOSTER THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG AND PLACE GREAT IMPORTANCE ON POSITIVE YOUTH WORK IN ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

+ IT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO PROVIDE OUR YOUNGER GENERATION WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART IN MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES,+ THE DIRECTOR, MR. THOMAS LEE, SAID AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE 9TH TERM OFFICE-BEARERS OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION, KOWLOON REGION THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.

MR. LEE NOTED THAT THE SCOUT MOVEMENT, AN IMPORTANT YOUTH ACTIVITY IN HONG KONG, HELPS TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME BETTER CITIZENS AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY.

+IT ADVOCATES THE SCOUT PROMISE AND LAW AS THE BASIC PRINCIPLE IN LIFE. IN ITS PROGRAMMES, EMPHASIS IS LAID ON PROGRESSIVE TRAIN- ING, AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR YOUNGSTERS TO ENJOY GROUP LIFE AND RENDER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY,+ HE SAID.

THROUGH THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF ITS LEADERS OVER THE PAST YEARS. MR. LEE SAID, THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION HAD DIRECTED MOST OF ITS EFFORTS TO THE EXPANSION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL AND HAD SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT TWO FIVE-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO UPGRADE ITS SERVICE.

SEMINAR ON FAMILY LIFE

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THREE HUNDRED FORM IV AND V STUDENTS FROM 17 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT WILL ATTEND A SEMINAR ON FAMILY LIFE TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY (JUNE 15) IN CHEUNG SHA WAN CATHOLIC SECONDARY COLLEGE, FOK WING STREET.

THE THEME OF THE SEMINAR IS +TO KNOW YOURSELF. ITS AIM IS TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE A CORRECT CONCEPT IN INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP. THREE TALKS, A FILM SHOW AND AN OPEN FORUM WILL BE HELD TO DEPICT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEENAGERS, THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF OTHERS.

THE SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE HONG KONG FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY. EXPERIENCED SOCIAL WORKERS FROM THE FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY WILL CONDUCT THE SEMINAR.

NOTE TO EDITORS: MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

TO COVER THE EVENT,