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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1992

"WE HAVE ALSO DUBBED 2,500 COPIES OF A CYC TELEVISION PROGRAMME FEATURED THE LIFE OF A SPECIAL SCHOOL STUDENT WHO, DESPITE

LIMITATIONS FROM MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ACCEPTED HIS OWN STRONG WILL POWER DEMONSTRATED IN MAKING THE BEST OF HIS THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WHICH SUFFERING WITH

AND

LIFE,"

"THIS CYC VIDEO TAPE ON THE LIFE OF THIS BOY SERVES AS A GOOD ONE EXAMPLE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND IS BEING TELEVISED IN ALL SCHOOLS AS OF THE END OF TERM ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS," HE ADDED.

THE COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN CONCERN OVER THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE OF A NUMBER OF FATAL STUDENT SUICIDE CASES RISING FROM THREE OUT TOTAL OF 35 ATTEMPTS IN THE 1990-91 YEAR TO 15 OUT OF 55 TO DATE.

"THERE

—

IN SUPPORT CHARITABLE

COMMUNITY IS CERTAINLY NO LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THE HELPING THE DEPARTMENT PREVENT STUDENT SUICIDES. THE LATEST CAME IN THE FORM OF A $60,000 DONATION FROM THE LI PO CHUN TRUST FUND TO SPONSOR AN EXPERT ON SUICIDOLOGY FROM THE USA TO

THE AND RUN WORKSHOPS FOR GUIDANCE PERSONNEL,

CONSULTANCY

"I

OFFER

SPOKESMAN

SAID.

OUT THE AND

THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO FORMED A TASK GROUP TO FIND CAUSES OF EACH CASE AND TO DISCUSS THE IMMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTION LONG-TERM REMEDIAL PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

HAS

DISTRICT BOARDS

HELP

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES ALSO MADE AN IN-DEPTH STUDY INTO WHAT OTHER GOVERNMENT

AND ORGANISATIONS

HAD

TO DEPARTMENTS,

DONE ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION AND PARENT REPRESENTATIVES HAD ALSO BEEN OPTED TO ATTEND ITS MEETING ON MAY 21.

STUDENT AND

CO-

TEACHER

"IN THE COMING NEETING THIS MONTH REPRESENTATIVES WILL ALSO BE CO-OPTED AND THEIR VIEWS AND CONTRIBUTION WILL BE COLLECTED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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NINE YUEN LONG HOUSES TO BE CLOSED

¥

*

APPLY FOR COURT

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO (FRIDAY) FOR THE CLOSURE OF NINE HOUSES IN YUEN TERRITORIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE DANGEROUS.

ORDERS TOMORROW LONG, THE NEW

ORDERS FOLLOWING

NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE FROM THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT WERE POSTED TODAY AT THE PREMISES IN FAIRVIEW PARK:

NO. 22, 4TH STREET, SECTION-L, SUB-SECTION 193;

NO. 24, 4TH STREET, SECTION-L, SUB-SECTION 192;

NO. 76. 5TH STREET, SECTION-M, SUB-SECTION 353;

NO. 13, 3RD STREET, SECTION-H;

/NO. 57