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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1986

WELFARE SERVICES IN NEW TERRITORIES EXPANDING

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WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, MANY WELFARE AGENCIES ARE EXPANDING THEIR SERVICES THERE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE KWONG FUK CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE, SHE DESCRIBED IT AS +MOST TIMELY FOR THE HONG KONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES TO SET UP ITS FIRST CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IN TAI PO.

SHE NOTED THAT KWONG FUK ESTATE, TOGETHER WITH ITS NEIGHBOURING HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME, HAD A POPULATION OF 34 000, HALF OF THEM YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 24.

TO MEET THIS VERY REAL DEMAND, A SECOND CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE FOR THE ESTATE WAS ALREADY BEING PLANNED, MRS CHAN SAID.

+YOUNG PEOPLE CAN MAKE USE OF THEIR LEISURE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VARIOUS MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND TO DEVELOP A GOOD CHARACTER,

+ AT THE SAME TIME, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THESE ACTIVITIES AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SOCIAL WORKERS, THEY CAN DEVELOP NEW HOBBIES, THEIR LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND LEARN TO CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.

MRS CHAN SAID SHE WAS PLEASED TO SEE THE HONG KONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE.

TWO OTHER CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES BEING PLANNED BY THE AGENCY, ONE IN SHEUNG SHUI AND ANOTHER IN MA ON SHAN, ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION NEXT YEAR.

MONG KOK BEGINS CIVIC EDUCATION DRIVE

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THE MONG KOK DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT ANCHOR STREET PLAYGROUND, TAI KOK TSUI.

THE CAMPAIGN AIMS AT ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, AND TO BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH THE ROLE AND THE OPERATION OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD.

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