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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1989

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$170 MILLION FOR YOUTH SERVICES

THE GOVERNMENT

ALWAYS HAS

TO

ATTACHED IMPORTANCE PROVIDED BY CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES WHICH HELP CONTRIBUTE BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF YAN OI CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IN TUEN MUN, MRS WONG HAD ALLOCATED MORE THAN $170 MILLION ON SERVICES AND YOUTH CENTRES IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

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THESE CENTRES OFFER GOOD FOSTERING THE FUTURE GENERATION.

SERVICES

TO THE WELFARE,

TONG'S LEUNG KING SAID THE GOVERNMENT TO CHILDREN RELATED

AND

TRAINING GROUND

FOR

IN THE VARIOUS TYPES "THROUGH PARTICIPATING

OF ACTIVITIES AND GROW IN DIFFERENT ORGANISED BY THE CENTRES. YOUTHS MAY DEVELOP

OUR ASPECTS AND BECOME MATURE AND CIVIC-MINDED CITIZENS OF IN THE FUTURE. SHE SAID.

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MRS WONG NOTED THAT THERE WERE AT PRESENT OVER CENTRES. CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, AND YOUTH CENTRES IN WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF ABOUT 200.000.

COMMUNITY

CHILDREN'S

HONG KONG.

Of TONG FOR PROMOTING SHE COMMENDED THE YAN WELFARE SERVICES IN TUEN MUN OVER THE YEARS,

AND PROVIDING

WHICH

BEGAN FACILITIES

THE LEUNG KING CHILDREN AND OPERATION IN NOVEMBER, OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL AS WELL AS PROVIDING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A QUIET ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDY.

YOUTH CENTRE,

LEGCO TO DEBATE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS

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FORTY-FIVE MEMBERS ARE LISTED TO SPEAK THAT WILL BEGIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THE DEBATE, ON A MOTION OF THANKS ADDRESS. WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY..

IN THE POLICY DEBATE

FOR THE GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL

TWENTY-THREE MEMBERS ARE LISTED TO SPEAK

TOMORROW AND 22

ON

THURSDAY.

MEMBER. THE HON ALLEN

THE MOTION. TO BE MOVED BY THE SENIOR LEE, READS: "THAT THIS COUNCIL THANKS THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS ADDRESS"

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