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SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1984
HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S AIM WAS TO PROVIDE ONE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE FOR EVERY 20 000 POPULATION.
+OUR CURRENT PROVISION, HE SAID, +FALLS SOME WAY SHORT OF THIS TARGET, DUE MAINLY TO DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR SETTING UP THESE CENTRES.+
HE THANKED THE HOUSING SOCIETY FOR PROVIDING SPACIOUS AND WELL DESIGNED PREMISES TO SET UP THE JAT MIN YOUTH CENTRE.
+SINCE MANY OF THE SOCIETY'S HOUSING PROJECTS ARE LOCATED IN THE OLDER URBAN AREAS, WHERE THE SHORTFALL IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THE HOPE THAT THE SOCIETY WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE PREMISES SUCH AS THESE IN THE YEARS TO COME, HE SAID.
MR CHAMBERS PAID TRIBUTE TO THE FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS FOR +A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED HISTORY OF SERVICE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG+.
THE OPENING OF THE JAT MIN YOUTH CENTRE ONCE AGAIN BORE WITNESS TO THE FEDERATION'S CONTINUED ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION TO THE TASK OF HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL+, HE SAID.
WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW CENTRE, THE FEDERATION IS NOW OPERATING 26 YOUTH CENTRES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
WORK-WITH-DISABLED SCHEME LAUNCHED
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A YOUTH AWARD SCHEME TO PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED WAS LAUNCHED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY.
THE SCHEME, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S SERIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ON REHABILITATION THIS YEAR, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE PENINSULA JAYCEES AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, AND SPONSORED BY THE SHELL COMPANY.
THE AIM OF THE SCHEME IS TO ENCOURAGE BOTH ABLED AND DISABLED PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY, THE ORGANISERS EXPLAINED.
ANY YOUTH GROUP WITH SEVEN OR MORE MEMBERS, INCLUDING ABLED AND DISABLED PEOPLE BELOW THE AGE OF 40, ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE SCHEME.
A GRANT OF UP TO $4 000 WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY APPROVED PROJECT, WHICH SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE THREE BEST PROJECTS.
/APPLICATION FORMS
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