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SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1981

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+ IF ONE OF THE BASIC NEED REMAINED UNMET OR INADEQUATELY MET, THEN DEVELOPMENT MAY BECOME STUNNED OR DISTORTED, SHE SAID.

THE CONSEQUENCES, SHE SAID, ARE DISASTROUS AND COSTLY LATER ON, BOTH FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND FOR THE SOCIETY,

+CHILDREN WHO WERE ABUSED BY THE IR PARENTS OFTEN GROW UP TO BE ABUSING PARENTS THEMSELVES. THEREFORE, PARENTS AND TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE INVOLVED WITH PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY, SHE SAID.

+BY STRENGTHENING THEIR EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE AND INCREASING THEIR CAPACITY FOR LEARNING, OUR CHILDREN WILL BE MUCH MORE PREPARED TO ADAPT TO A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD, AND STAND UP TO THE DIFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE FUTURE, SHE SAID,

MORE REGISTRATION FACILITIES FOR KOWLOON CITY ******

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON CITY OFFICE WILL EXPAND ITS SERVICES TO INCLUDE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS FACILITIES FROM MONDAY (JULY 20).

IN ADDITION TO NORMAL IMMIGRATION WORK, THE OFFICE WILL ALSO ACCEPT REGISTRATIONS FOR JUVENILE OR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS MADE BY BONA FIDE RESIDENTS OF HONG KONG, APPLICATIONS FOR REPLACEMENT OF DEFACED OR DAMAGED IDENTITY CARDS AND AMENDMENT OF NATIONALITY ON IDENTITY CARDS FROM CHINESE TO BRITISH.

HOWEVER, ENTRANTS FROM CHINA WILL STILL HAVE TO GO TO VICTORIA BARRACKS FOR THESE FACILITIES, A SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE OFFICE MOVED TO ITS PRESENT ADDRESS AT HANG CHIEN COURT, 7-9, WAI KING STREET, GROUND FLOOR, WYLER GARDEN, KOWLOON THREE WEEKS AGO.

+TOGETHER WITH THE OFFICE AT SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, THERE ARE NOW TWO OFFICES IN EAST KOWLOON TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS SERVICES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES CAN TELEPHONE 3-656434.

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