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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1988

THE PROGRAMME WAS BEING RUN BY EIGHT PROFESSIONALS IN RELEVANT

CONCERNING THE NEED OF FIELDS WHO SHARED A CONVICTION

PROPER AND

TIMELY PARENT EDUCATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

"THREE YEARS AGO THEY POOLED THEIR EXPERTISE AND STARTED TO

OWN AND USING THEIR

RESOURCES, ON A WORK, IN THEIR OWN SPARE TIME, PARENT EDUCATION CURRICULUM, HE SAID.

"

"TWO YEARS AGO THEY SECURED THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

"THIS ENABLED THEM TO INITIATE A PILOT PROJECT IN SEVEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

"ONCE THE PILOT SCHEME HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WE SHALL HAVE A BE AVAILABLE TRIED AND TESTED BODY OF MATERIALS AND IDEAS WHICH WILL TO ALL TEACHERS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY CLASSES.

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1/ YOUTH ENCOURAGED TO PLAY MEANINGFUL ROLE

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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IS SOMETHING WHICH ALL SOCIETIES VARYING DEGREES, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON GEOFFREY SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN SPEAKING

SAID

THE DEBATE ON THE REPORT ON YOUTH

BARNES

THAT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY SEEMED TO PARTICULARLY IN INTENSE URBAN SETTINGS.

MR

"A LACK OF GUIDANCE, OPPORTUNITY OR FACILITIES THEIR OWN CONDITIONS IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE FALL BACK UPON WHICH MAY BE OFTEN MEAGRE, AND SOME WILL INEVITABLY GRAVITATE CRIME AND TOWARDS GANG AND TRIAD INVOLVEMENT, HE EXPLAINED.

FACE IN BARNES,

POLICY,

PREVAIL

PRODUCES RESOURCES TOWARDS

IN THE SEVEN "IT IS UNFORTUNATELY A FACT THAT JUVENILE CRIME

CENT BETWEEN 1983 TO 15 YEARS AGE GROUP IN HONG KONG ROSE BY 64 PER

YOUNG ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY

OFFENDERS AND 1987 + AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 20 DROPPED BY SIX PER CENT.

"SHOP THEFTS AND

THE

MISCELLANEOUS THEFTS AND SERIOUS ASSAULTS WERE THE MAIN OFFENCES, A LARGE PROPORTION OF WHICH TOOK PLACE IN NEW TOWNS.

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/MR BARNES