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SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1985

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MONG KOK PLANS SURVEY ON PORNOGRAPHY

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A SURVEY WILL BE CARRIED OUT NEXT WEEK TO FIND OUT THE EFFECTS OF PORNOGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS ON YOUNG PEOPLE IN MONG KOK DISTRICT.

YOUTHS UNDER 19 WHO ARE STUDYING OR WORKING IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE SELECTED TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONNAIRE ON TOPICS, RANGING FROM THEIR READING HABITS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS AS TO THEIR SEX KNOWLEDGE.

ADULTS WHO HAVE CLOSE CONTACT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WILL ALSO BE ASKED FOR THEIR OPINIONS ON THE INUNDATION OF SUCH PUBLICATIONS. THE SURVEY, FUNDED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, IS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS. MEMBERS OF THE GROUP INCLUDE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS,

+MORE THAN 1 500 RESPONDENTS WILL BE INTERVIEWED TO OBTAIN RELIABLE DATA FOR THE SURVEY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP, MR CHAN LAI-SAND SAID.

+PROPOSALS ON MEASURES TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD'S CONSIDERATION AS SOON AS RESULTS ARE TABULATED, HE ADDED.

THE SURVEY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF AUGUST.

NEW CENTRE FOR TUEN MUN YOUTHS

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YOUTH CENTRES PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH GUIDANCE AND

SUPPORT TO FACE THE INEVITABLE PRESSURES AND TEMPTATIONS ARISING FROM TODAY'S FAST-PACED, COMPETITIVE AND COSMOPOLITAN SOCIETY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS' BUTTERFLY YOUTH CENTRE IN TUEN MUN, SHE SAID THAT OVER 35 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION IN TUEN MUN WERE UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE, AND YOUTH CENTRES WERE A MUCH NEEDED FACILITY.

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+AT THE SAME TIME, THROUGH THE BONDS OF COMMON INTERESTS OR ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE CAN BE ENCOURAGED TO FORM NEW CONTACTS AND FRIENDSHIPS, TO EXCHANGE VIEW-POINTS AND EXPERIENCES AND TO LEARN TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND THEIR PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES, SHE SAID.

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