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SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1982

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VOLUNTEERS OFFER GREAT HELP TO PROBATIONERS

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FRIENDSHIP, SYMPATHY, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OFFERED BY VOLUNTEERS TO YOUNG OFFENDERS DURING THE IR PROBATION PERIOD WOULD HELP THEM STRENGTHEN THE IR DETERMINATION TO GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MRS EVELYN DOE, SAID THIS TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE OPENING OF AN ORIENTATION COURSE FOR BO NEW VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD JOINED THE DEPARTMENT'S VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS.

MRS DOE EXPLAINED, THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME IS TO HELP PROBATIONERS THROUGH FRIENDSHIP FOSTERED BETWEEN THEM AND PUBLIC-SPIRITED PEOPLE.+

THROUGH INTENSIVE CONTACTS, VOLUNTEERS COULD GUIDE AND ENCOURAGE PROBATIONERS, THUS BUILDING UP THEIR FAITH TO REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, SHE ADDED.

SHE NOTED THAT SINCE THE VOLUNTEER SCHEME WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN 1976, IT HAD RECEIVED STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND HAD ATTRACTED 80 NEW VOLUNTEERS SO FAR THIS YEAR.

+TO ENSURE THAT PROBATIONERS RECEIVE EFFECTIVE HELP, THE DEPARTMENT IS TAKING GREAT CARE IN SELECTING VOLUNTEERS.

*THE STANDARDS REQUIRED OF VOLUNTEERS WITH REGARD TO AGE, ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE IN LIFE HAVE BEEN RISING OVER THE YEARS.

+FROM OUR EXPERIENCE, WE SEE THAT VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED A LOT AND HAVE ACHIEVED REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN PROBATION WORK, + SHE SAID.

ROAD CLOSURE IN HUNG HOM AND TUEN MUN ***

THE WUHU VEHICULAR SUBWAY LEADING FROM THE NORTHBOUND SECTION OF CHATHAM ROAD NORTH TO GILLIES AVENUE SOUTHBOUND IN HÙNG HOM WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 1 AM TO 5 AM ON MONDAY (JULY 12) FOR MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM.

THE SAME ARRANGEMENT WILL BE REPEATED ON THURSDAY (JULY 15).

DURING THE CLOSURE, TRAFFIC FROM YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI HEADING FOR THE HUNG HOM AREA WILL BE DIVERTED VIA CHATHAM ROAD NORTH, HONG CHONG ROAD, SHUN FUNG STREET, CHEONG WAN ROAD AND GILLIES AVENUE.

IN TUEN MUN, A SECTION OF TIN HAU ROAD FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH TSING WUN ROAD AND LUNG MUN ROAD TO A POINT 40 METRES EAST OF THE JUNCTION WILL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM MONDAY (JULY 12) IN CONNECTION WITH AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME IN THE AREA.

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