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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1989

MR CHAU SAID THAT AT PRESENT THERE WERE SOME 200 CENTRES, YOUTH CENTRES AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES IN AND THEIR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP EXCEEDED 200,000.

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"FOR THE YEAR 1989-90. GOVERNMENT'S FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TOWARDS CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES AMOUNTS TO $170 MILLION, HE SAID.

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"THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF TODAY ARE THE FUTURE MASTERS OF HONG KONG AND THE BUILDERS AND PRESERVERS OF A PROSPEROUS SOCIETY.

"HENCE. IT IS A MATTER OF UTMOST CONCERN FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND EVERY YOUTH WORKER TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE EQUIP THEMSELVES FOR THIS GREAT MISSION OF THEIRS," MR CHAU SAID,

CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITY

CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR KWOK KA-CHI, SAID THIS ISATURDAY MORNING.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE TSUNG TSIN MISSION POK HONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IN SHA TIN, MR KWOK SAID THAT BY TAKING PART IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THESE CENTRES, YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD LEARN HOW TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS AND TO BUILD UP GOOD CHARACTER.

"THEY CAN ALSO DEVELOP THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS AND POTENTIALS, CULTIVATE THEIR LEADERSHIP, AND BECOME MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

"THE CENTRES ALSO ORGANISE A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, WHICH NOT ONLY HELP ENIIANCE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN BUT ALSO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS." HE ADDED,

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NOTING THAT ONE-THIRD OF SHA TIN'S POPULATION WAS IN THE SIX TO 24 YEARS OLD GROUP, MR KWOK SAID THE DEMAND FOR YOUTH SERVICES GREAT.

"UNDER THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT POLICY, A CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE WILL BE SET UP FOR EVERY 20,000 TO 30,000 PEOPLE.

"THE РОК HONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IS ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO THIS RATIO WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE AND CONVENIENT SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT," HE SAID.

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