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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1987

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YOUTH PROBLEMS PUT IN FOCUS

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A CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS OF UNRULY YOUTH AND TO PROVIDE POSITIVE GUIDELINES TO DISSUADE YOUTHS FROM BECOMING DELINQUENTS WILL BE HELD IN TSUEN WAN ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 17).

THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE A SERIES OF FIGHT CRIME ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT IN THE COMING TWO WEEKS.

THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR DAVID JEAFFRESON, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY IN THE EXHIBITION GALLERY OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AT 10 AM.

SPEAKERS IN THE MORNING SESSION INCLUDE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DR ROBERT ANDRY WHO WILL SPEAK ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CORRECTIVE TREATMENTS POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER OF TSUEN WAN, MR HUI CHIU-YIN WHO WILL TALK ON JUVENILE CRIME TRENDS AND PREVENTIVE WORK AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR NORMAN SIN WHO WILL DEAL WITH THE +PROBLEM+ SIDE OF YOUTH AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH POLICY.

OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE MORAL EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND A PLENARY SESSION IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE CONFERENCE IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

AN EXHIBITION ON JUVENILE CRIME STATISTICS AND RELATED SUBJECTS ON YOUTH BEHAVIOUR WILL BE HELD IN THE TOWN HALL AND WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT WEEK IN VARIOUS VENUES SUCH AS COMMUNITY HALLS.

RESIDENTS IN TSUEN WAN WILL ALSO BE ENTERTAINED AT A FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL IN THE YEUNG UK ROAD SPORTS GROUND ON SUNDAY.

THE CARNIVAL WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY THE POLICE BAND, A DISPLAY OF POLICE EQUIPMENT, POLICE DOG DEMONSTRATION AND A STAGE SHOW BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG DISC JOCKEYS AND OTHER ARTISTES TO REINFORCE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGES.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (OPERATIONS), MR LI KWAN-HA, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 2.30 PM.

PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED TO WINNERS OF AN ANTI SHOP-LIFTING POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION.

JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS WILL HELP DISTRIBUTE FIGHT CRIME PUBLICITY LEAFLETS AT THE SPORTS GROUND.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENTS.

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