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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1988

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ON THE OTHER HAND, MR KWOK NOTED THAT WHEN CHILDREN WERE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION OF SOCIAL WORKERS EITHER BECAUSE OF THEIR BEHAVIOURAL OR FAMILY PROBLEMS, THE DEPARTMENT WOULD GIVE THEM ASSISTANCE.

"VERY OFTEN, THESE CASES ARE ASSIGNED BY THE COURT TO BE PUT UNDER THE COUNSEL AND SUPERVISION OF SOCIAL WORKERS OF THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES AND SOME CASES MAY EVEN REQUIRE INSTITUTIONAL CARE AND TRAINING.

"AT PRESENT, THERE ARE SOME 2,000 YOUNGSTERS RECEIVING THE CARE AND PROTECTION RENDERED MOSTLY BY CASEWORKERS," HE SAID.

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REMEDIAL SERVICES, COMPRISING PROBATION, TRAINING AND AFTER-CARE, WOULD BE NEEDED ΤΟ REHABILITATE YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY BROKE THE LAW, HE SAID.

"THE PROBATION OFFICERS OF

THE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER SOCIAL WORKERS ARE NOW SERVING ABOUT 35,000 CLIENTS WITH LONGER TERM REMEDIAL COUNSELLING SERVICE, HE ADDED,

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MR KWOK COMMENDED THE HONG KONG JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE ΤΟ BECOME LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND AT THE SAME TIME TO DEVELOP THEIR SENSE OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

BETTER POLICE SERVICE TO TSING YI RESIDENTS

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THE OPENING OF THE TSING YI POLICE STATION SHOWS THE DETERMINATION OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE TO PROVIDE A BETTER POLICE SERVICE TO PEOPLE LIVING ON THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ISLAND.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (OPERATIONS), MR LI KWAN-HA, WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW TSING YI POLICE STATION TODAY (TUESDAY).

WITH THE COMPLETION OF A NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS AND PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECTS AND THE OPENING OF TSING TSUEN BRIDGE, MR LI ANTICIPATED THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD MOVE TO THE ISLAND WHERE THE POPULATION WOULD REACH 164,000 BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND NEARLY 200,000 BY 1990.

/OBSERVING THAT