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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1994

IN BOTH 1991 AND 1992, THE SAME AGE GROUP ACCOUNTED FOR 54 PER CENT OF TOTAL ARRESTS OF YOUNG PERSONS.

ABOUT

HE ADDED THAT BETWEEN 1991 AND 1993, WONG TAI SIN, KWAI TSING, AND TAI PO POLICE DISTRICTS SHOWED AN INCREASE EACH YEAR IN THE NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CASES INVOLVING PEOPLE BELOW THE AGE OF 21.

SUBVENTS

IT

ALSO

"APART FROM THE POLICE, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOUNGSTERS. SUBVENTS OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK TEAMS, HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE IN TO INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY," HE SAID.

NEED

NEW COMMUNITY- THE DEPARTMENT WILL INTRODUCE IN 1994/95 TO A

TRAINING TO YOUNG BASED TREATMENT PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED PEOPLE AT RISK, TO STIMULATE THEIR INTEREST IN SCHOOL OR IN WORK, TO DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS, MR ASPREY ADDED.

AND

GUIDELINES "CONCURRENTLY, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED

SCHOOL COURSES FOR, TRAINING TO, AND

IN-SERVICE IS PROVIDING

STUDENTS AND DISCIPLINE TEACHERS, TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH DELINQUENT STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN TRIAD ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL," HE SAID.

AS

THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT'S REHABILITATION, HE SAID FOR DISCRETION SCHEME HELPED REHABILITATE OFFENDERS UNDER THE AGE OF 17 BY INSTEAD OF GIVING POLICE SUPERINTENDENTS THE DISCRETION TO CAUTION, PROSECUTING YOUNG OFFENDERS.

HE SAID AFTERCARE SERVICE TO THESE YOUNG OFFENDERS PROVIDED BY BOTH THE POLICE JUVENILE PROTECTION SECTION SERVICES CENTRES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

WOULD BE AND FAMILY

VM PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED IN TWO YEARS

ARRIVAL AND

DEPARTURE

THE VIETNAMESE MIGRANT PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO BE RESOLVED IN IF

RECENT THE

CONTINUE, TRENDS SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

YEARS

TWO

THE

QUESTION BY REPLYING TO A

THE HON CHIM PUI-CHUNG IN THE BOAT PEOPLE WERE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ASPREY SAID THE VIETNAMESE INFORMED OF THE LIFTING OF THE U.S. TRADE EMBARGO IMPOSED ON VIETNAM.

SUCH

THROUGH

CAMPS MESSAGE HAS BEEN WIDELY PUBLICISED IN THE THE DISTRIBUTION OF AN INFORMATION BULLETINS AND BY THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES FIELD STAFF.

MRANWHILE, THE GOVERNMENT HAS DROPPED THE IDEA OF INVITING WHO HAVE GONE HOME TO COME BACK TO HONG KONG TO BRIEF IN THE CAMPS ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN VIETNAM, HE ADDED.

VMS

THE

POPULATION

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