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SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1986

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HETED THAT PEOPLE DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACQUIRE THE SKILLS TO BRING UP CHILDREN AFTER THEY BECAME PARENTS.

*ANY PARENTS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY, + HE SAID. +AS A RESULT THEY CANNOT ACHIEVE WHAT THEY HAD INTENDED FOR THEIR CHILDREN.+

+THE LACK OF FAMILY EDUCATION ALSO INDUCES CHILDREN TO DEVELOP EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR.

+WE HOPE THE PSYCHOLOGY COURSE CAN PROVIDE PARENTS WITH THE BASIC SKILLS AND METHODS, AND THE WISDOM AND GUIDANCE TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN IN A MORE FLEXIBLE WAY,+ MR CHAN SAID.

THE CHILD PSYCHOLOGY CERTIFICATE COURSE WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MONG KOK BRANCH OF THE YIN NGAI SOCIETY AND THE HONG KONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTRE.

SOME 150 RESIDENTS ATTENDED THE COURSE WHICH WAS CONDUCTED IN SIX SESSIONS BY EXPERIENCED SOCIAL WORKERS.

MR CHAN SAID BECAUSE OF THE POPULARITY OF THE COURSE, OTHER PSYCHOLOGY COURSES WERE BEING CONSIDERED ON VARIOUS TOPICS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO FOSTERING A MORE HARMONIOUS COMMUNITY.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EARNEST CHEUNG, ALSO OFFICIATED AT TODAY'S GRADUATION CEREMONY.

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LIAO PRAISES HARD WORK OF JUNIOR CORPS

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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO TODAY (SUNDAY) PRAISED YOUNG CORPS MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ACHIEVING A HIGH STANDARD DURING THEIR TRAINING.

SPEAKING AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF THE JUNIOR LEADERS CORPS, MR LIAO SAID THAT IN THEIR TRAINING EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-RELIANCE, COMMUNITY SPIRIT, LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER.

+THESE QUALITIES ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH DISCIPLINED TRAINING ON THE ONE HAND AND PARTICIPATION IN A NUMBER OF SERVICES WHICH HAVE AN ELEMENT OF FUN ON THE OTHER, HE SAID.

+THE EXPERIENCE AND CHALLENGE THAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS MUST HAVE INCULCATED A SENSE OF BELONGING TO A NEW FAMILY, THAT IS, THE REGIMENT, + MR LIAO TOLD THE CORPS MEMBERS.

+THE SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT MUST BE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OTHER PURSUITS. BOTH THE TRAINING STAFF OF THE REGIMENT AND YOU HAVE READILY GIVEN UP YOUR SPARE TIME TO COME AND TRAIN AT WEEKENDS AND IN THE EVENINGS, HE NOTED,

HE SAID AS CORPS MEMBERS THE NEW VOLUNTEERS SHOULD POSSESS THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STRENGTH TO TAKE ON NEW COMMITMENTS AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY.

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