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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986

BESIDES DIRECT SERVICES, THE AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE TEACHING ARM OF ST JOHN, ORGANISED COURSES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN FIRST AID, HOME NURSING, HYGIENE AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS.

LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 13 000 PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN THESE COURSES.

THE SKILLS THESE PARTICIPANTS ACQUIRED NOT ONLY BENEFIT THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO THOSE AROUND THEM WHO MAY OCCASIONALLY NEED THEIR CARE,+ SIR DAVID SAID.

AS TO THE FUTURE, HE SAID, IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO LEARN THAT THE BRIGADE WAS PLANNING AN EXPANSION IN THE CADET PROGRAMME AS WELL AS IN THE ADULT DIVISIONS WHICH HAD TWO ADDITIONS IN WONG TAI SIN AND KOWLOON CITY LAST YEAR.

SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS SURE THAT UNDER ABLE LEADERSHIP AND THE SUPPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF ST JOHN COUNCIL, THE BRIGADE WOULD BE WELL ABLE TO RESPOND WITH ITS USUAL ENTHUSIASM AND INGENUITY TO THE CHALLENGES THAT LAY AHEAD.

MORE YOUTH CENTRES SET UP IN NEW TOWNS

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SIX NEW SUBVENTED CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CENTRES WILL BE OPEN IN THE NEW TOWNS BY THE END OF 1986-87 TO COPE WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH CHUN SHEK CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IN SHA TIN, SHE SAID THERE WOULD BE 164 YOUTH CENTRES AND 151 CHILDREN'S CENTRES OPERATING BY THE END OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CENTRES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM GOING ASTRAY WHEN CONFRONTED WITH VARIOUS PRESSURES AND TEMPTATIONS IN HONG KONG'S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY, SHE SAID.

+THROUGH ACTIVITIES AND COUNSELLING, YOUTH SOCIAL WORKERS CAN HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND THEIR ROLE IN SOCIETY, TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO ACQUIRE POSITIVE VALUES,+ SHE SAID.

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