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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1990

CHILDREN CENTRE ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOPMENTS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

A WIDE VARIETY THEIR SUSTAIN

A CHILDREN CENTRE SERVES AS A FOCAL POINT FOR то ADOLESCENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND TO BOOST THEIR SOCIALISATION SKILLS.

OF

AT

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR M.D. CARTLAND, SAID THIS

STUDY/READING THE OPENING OF THE CHEVALIER GARDEN CHILDREN CENTRE CUM

ON SHAN ESTATE, ROOM OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB ASSOCIATION AT MA SHA TIN TODAY (SATURDAY).

CENTRE IS ΤΟ PROVIDE AN "THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF A CHILDREN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE CHILDREN CAN ACQUIRE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL GROWTH AND ABILITY TO USE THEIR LEISURE TIME BENEFICIALLY," CARTLAND NOTED.

MR

YEARS OF A CHILD'S HE POINTED OUT THAT DURING THE FORMATIVE

AS WELL AND TEACHERS,

AS PEER GROUP LIFE, GUIDANCE FROM PARENTS INFLUENCE, HAD GREAT IMPACT ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT.

"IT

IS THEREFORE

NECESSARY

WORK то

CLOSELY

WITH THE

ESPECIALLY

SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL SYSTEMS OF MEMBERS OF CHILDREN CENTRES,

BEEN RECOGNISED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT THE FAMILY, WHICH HAS LONG

BEHAVIOUR AND DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSTITUTION THAT CAN INFLUENCE THE OF A CHILD," HE ADDED.

CLUB ASSOCIATION

ALL CHILDREN CENTRES OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' VERY FREQUENTLY INVOLVED THE PARENTS IN CENTRE ACTIVITIES, HE SAID.

MEET A GROWING OVER 70,000

"THE NEW CENTRE HAS MADE A PROMISING START TO NEED AS THE POPULATION OF MA ON SHAN HAS ALREADY REACHED AND MORE THAN 25,000 OF CARTLAND SAID.

THEM

ARE CHILDREN AND

I

PEOPLE, YOUNG

MR

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