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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1990

YOUTH SERVICES NEED TO ADJUST TO CHANGING NEEDS

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TO ASSIST YOUTH SERVICE AGENCIES SHOULD ADJUST THEIR SERVICES

THE 1990'S, THE ASSISTANT YOUNG PEOPLE IN FACING THE CHALLENGES IN DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR KWOK KA-CHI, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

OF

THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY

IN TSIM REGION)

SHA TSUI, MR HONG KONG (KOWLOON

KWOK SAID THE DIRECTION AGENCIES NEEDED TO CONSIDER THREE ASPECTS WHEN DEVISING THE IN WHICH THEIR SERVICES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED.

HELP

"THE FIRST ASPECT IS CIVIC EDUCATION. THE AGENCIES SHOULD

CITIZENS OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND CIVIC-MINDED

" HE SAID. SOCIETY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION,

OF

IN LOCAL AFFAIRS. YOUNG "THE SECOND ASPECT IS PARTICIPATION

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PART IN TAKE

ACTIVITIES

THEIR PEOPLE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED

OF BELONGING TOWARDS THE LOCAL DISTRICT AND HENCE DEVELOP A SENSE COMMUNITY.

AS THE LIVING STANDARD "THE THIRD ASPECT IS PROGRAMME DESIGN. IMPROVES, YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE GREATER CHOICES OF PASTIME ACTIVITIES.

"HENCE, THERE IS A NEED TO DEVISE PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES MEET THEIR CHANGING NEEDS,

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MR KWOK NOTED THAT IN VIEW OF THE CHANGES IN HONG LEADERS WILL HAVE A NEW ROLE TO PLAY IN THE 1990'S.

HE URGED THEM TO EQUIP CHALLENGES AHEAD AND TO ASSIST SOCIETY.

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KONG, YOUTH

PREPARE FOR THE GROUP ΤΟ CONTRIBUTE TO

THEMSELVES

PEER THEIR

WELL то

ENVIRONMENTAL, MANAGEMENT SEMINAR FOR FACTORY OPERATORS

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ABOUT 100 FACTORY OPERATORS AND MEMBERS OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS TODAY (SATURDAY) ATTENDED A SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND

PROTECTION ORGANISED BY THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD AND THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATING TEAM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

AT SPEAKING

INDUSTRIAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

THE SEMINAR, THE HOUSING MANAGER OF THE DISTRICT, BEING CO-ORDINATING TEAM, MR LEE KANG-SUM, SAID KWAI TSING A MAJOR

AREA, CONTAINED VARIOUS KINDS OF INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING OFFENSIVE TRADES OF DYEING AND BLEACHING, ELECTROPLATING, LEATHER TANNING AND BOLLING OF LARD.

THESE TRADES, PARTICULARLY DYEING AND BLEACHING, WERE THE CAUSE OF MANY ENVIRONMENTAL AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS, MR LEE SAID.

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