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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1981

VISITS TO YOUTH CENTRES

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE HAS STARTED A NEW ROUND OF VISITS TO THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO SEE THE RANGE OF SERVICES THEY PROVIDE.

YESTERDAY (MONDAY) HE SPENT AN EVENING VISITING THREE OF THE CENTRES RUN BY THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS IN KOWLOON.

EARLY NEXT MONTH, HE WILL VISIT A WORKSHOP AND A HOSTEL RUN BY THE SPASTICS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AT WO CHE ESTATE IN SHA TIN.

MR ALLEYNE BEGAN MONDAY'S TOUR AT THE YOUTH COUNSELLING CENTRE IN RECLAMATION STREET IN YAU MA TEI.

THE CENTRE, WHICH WAS INITIALLY OPERATED BY THE FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS AS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT BETWEEN 1971 AND 1974, HAS BEEN RECEIVING SUBVENTION FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SINCE 1979. IT PROVIDES COUNSELLING SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN 14 AND 25 YEARS OF AGE.

MR ALLEYNE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK UNIT IN WUHU STREET IN HUNG HOM, WHOSE TARGET GROUP IS YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK. APART FROM HELPING PEOPLE SOLVE THE IR PERSONAL PROBLEMS, WORKERS AT THE UNIT ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMPETITIONS.

THE DIRECTOR'S LAST STOP WAS THE OF MAN YOUTH CENTRE AT 01 MAN ESTATE, WHICH PROVIDES GROUP WORK, STUDY ROOM AND COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR MEN AND WOMEN BETWEEN 14 AND 25.

THE CENTRE IS ONE OF 25 YOUTH CENTRES RUN BY THE FEDERATION. AS OF AUGUST, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PAID-UP MEMBERS FOR ALL CENTRES WAS 20 000.

MR ALLEYNE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION, MR LAO MOU-CHI, THE GENERAL SECRETARY, MRS ROSANNA TAM, AND THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, MISS GRACE CHEUNG.

TWO-PIANO DEMONSTRATION

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THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WILL PRESENT A PIANO DEMONSTRATION ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 23) AT 8 PM, AT THE AUDITORIUM, TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.

THE FAMOUS ISRAELI PIANO DUO OF BRACHA EDEN AND ALEXANDER TAMIR WILL INTRODUCE AND DEMONSTRATE BRAHMS VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN, OP. 56- SCHUBERT'S FANTASY IN F MINOR, OP.103- RAVEL'S LA VALSE AND THE RITE OF SPRING BY STRAVINSKY.

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE MUSIC CENTRES OF MUSIC OFFICE AND THE BOX OFFICE OF TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.