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SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1988

YOUNG

PEOPLE FROM ALL OF THE COMMUNITY,

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"CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES SERVE SECTORS AND HELP THEM DEVELOP INTO THE BACKBONES SHE SAID.

SHE POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT EASY TO FIND SUITABLE SITES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE DENSELY-POPULATED EASTERN DISTRICT.

"IN ORDER TO MEET THE TARGET OF PROVIDING ONE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE FOR EVERY 20,000 TO 30,000 POPULATION, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TURNED TO NEWLY-COMPLETED PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS FOR SPACK AND THREE SUCH CENTRES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN SET UP IN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, MRS WONG SAID.

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'AN ADDITIONAL FOUR MORE CENTRES IN BOTH PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS ARE BEING PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT AND COMPLETION, SERVICES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE WILL IMPROVED, SHE SAID.

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MRS WONG COMMENDED THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROVIDING A OF SERVICES, INCLUDING CHILDREN'S CENTRES, LIBRARIES, SCHOOL WORK, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK AND HOSTEL FACILITIES, SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1936.

CANADIAN VISIT FOR POLICE YOUTH AMBASSADORS

HONG KONG'S FIVE NEWLY-CHOSEN YOUTH AMBASSADORS ARE ALL SET TO FULFIL THEIR ROLE OVERSEAS WHEN THEY VISIT CANADA NEXT WEEK.

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THE FIVE YOUNGSTERS, WINNERS OF THE 1988 HELP THE POLICE YOUTH CRIME COMPETITION, WILL LEAVE NEXT WEDNESDAY ON AN 18-DAY GOODWILL TOUR, ACCOMPANIED BY TWO POLICE ESCORTS.

WHILE IN CANADA THEY WILL BE THE GUESTS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE, AND THE CITY POLICE FORCES OF REGINA, CALGARY VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA. THE ITINERARY COVERS SIGHTSEEING AND VISITS TO LOCAL POLICE FORMATIONS AND COMMUNITIES.

THE TRIP WILL BE AN EYE-OPENER FOR THE YOUNGSTERS AS THEY WILL SEE SOME OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR SCENERY IN THE WORLD, RANGING FROM THE FLAT PRAIRIES OF SASKATCHEWAN TO THE TOWERING ROCKY MOUNTAINS. ALSO, THEY WILL BE BUSY MEETING MANY PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THESE CITIES.

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