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SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1987

ON YOUTH SOCIAL WORK IN GENERAL, MRS WONG SAID THAT FOR YEARS THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ACTIVELY PROMOTING SERVICES TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME USEFUL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY BY FOSTER ING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PERSONALITY, CHARACTER, SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND ABILITY TO USE THE IR LEISURE TIME BENEFICIALLY,

+AT THE SAME TIME, THE DEPARTMENT HAS SET UP YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OFFICES IN VÁROUS DISTRICTS TO CO-ORDINATE, DEVELOP AND PROMOTE YOUTH WORK, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

+THERE ARE ALSO GROUP WORK UNITS IN COMMUNITY CENTRES TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE GROUP AND SELF-PROGRAMMING GROUP ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, SHE SAID.

VOLUNTERY AGENCIES, MRS WONG ADDED, WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES SUCH AS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK AND OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK.

*THROUGH THE SPIRIT OF MUTUAL CO-OPERATION, WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE VARIOUS ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE THE *PILLARS OF SOCIETY OF OUR TOMORROW, SHE SAID.

UNDER THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1974, YOUTH GROUPS ARE GIVEN SUBSIDIES BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGH THE POOLING OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, DEDICATION AND ENTHUSIASM AND THEREBY ENHANCING THE IR SOCIAL AWARENESS AND THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION.

THE BEST AWARD WAS INTRODUCED IN 1985-86 TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR YOUTH.

SPIRIT HIGH IN KEEPING VILLAGES CLEAN *****

THE SPIRIT OF INVOLVEMENT AND CO-OPERATION IN LAST MONTH'S SAI KUNG DISTRICT CLEAN VILLAGE COMPETITION WAS HIGHLY EVIDENT WITH GOOD ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE PERFORMANCE OF PARTICIPATING VILLAGES HAD HELPED TO STRENGTHEN RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION, AND AMPLIFIED THE VALUE OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN SUCH A WORTHY CAUSE AS KEEPING THE VILLAGES CLEAN, HE SAID.

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