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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1978

+THESE YOUNGSTERS WHO, THROUGH THEIR OWN MISCHIEF, HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW, SHOULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE CARE OF THESE HOMES,

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+THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES OF TRAINING AT PRESENT BEING PROVIDED WOULD CERTAINLY HELP MODIFY THEIR ATTITUDE AND CHARACTER, IMPART MORE SOCIAL SKILLS WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM TO RESTORE THEIR SELF- RESPECT AND COPE WITH THE STRENUOUS SITUATIONS IN LIFE. MOREOVER, THEY WOULD LEARN HOW TO MAKE DECISION FOR THEMSELVES.+

MR. JUSTICE YANG NOTED THAT EFFORTS HAD BEEN MADE BY WORKERS OF THE INSTITUTIONS TO INVOLVE THE PARENTS IN THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES.

+NOT ONLY WOULD THE PARENTS BE KEPT IN THE PICTURE ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THEIR CHILDREN BUT THEY ARE HELPED TO BRIDGE THE COMMUNICATION GAP BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN SO AS TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE INTERACTION BETWEEN THEM, HE SAID.

DESCRIBING TONIGHT'S JOINT PERFORMANCE AS AN OCCASION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE CHILDREN'S SKILLS AND TALENTS IN A POSITIVE PURSUIT. HE CONGRATULATED ALL THOSE WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN ITS PRODUCTION AND ORGANISATION.

THE 90-MINUTE PROGRAMME FEATURES A MODERN MUSICAL PLAY AND A CHINESE OPERA IN ENGLISH. OTHER ITEMS INCLUDE CHINESE RIEBON DANCE, HARMONIC PERFORMANCE AND FOLK SONGS.

THE OCCASION WAS ATTENDED BY COURT JUDGES, MAGISTRATES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS CONCERNED WITH THE SERVICES FOR MINOR OFFENDERS AND PARENTS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS.

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