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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1994

YOUNG PEOPLE GROWING UP IN A CHANGING COMMUNITY

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ARE SOCIAL MR

FAMILIES, AND WELFARE,

YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, TOGETHER WITH THEIR GROWING

IN A COMMUNITY WHERE ITS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC UP ENVIRONMENT 18 CHANGING RAPIDLY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL IAN STRACHAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

FOUNDER'S

DAY

STRACHAN WAS ATTENDING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY MR PARADE OF THE BOYS' BRIGADE OF HONG KONG AT 11ING FONG ROAD PLAYGROUND, KWAI CHUNG.

CHALLENGES.

FOR

TEENAGERS

"THIS PRESENTS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MANY EXAMPLE, THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN THE NUMBER OF TAKING DRUGS IN THE PAST TWO. YEARS.

"THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE SUSPECTED WITH TRIADS CONNECTIONS IS ALSO INCREASING, MR STRACHAN SAID.

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WHILE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO YOUTH PROBLEMS, MR STRACHAN SAID CURIOSITY, PEER GROUP INFLUENCE, ACADEMIC FAILURE, CRAVE FOR MATERIAL SATISFACTION

FRUSTRATION FAMILIES WERE BELIEVED TO BE COMMON FACTORS.

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TACKLE

INTO

AND

WITHIN

OF

YOUNG OUR

SOCIETY,

PEOPLE

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AND

IS

IN

THESE PROBLEMS AND TO ASSIST

DEVELOP

RESPONSIBLE AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS COMMUNITY NEEDS TO GIVE THEM ADEQUATE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, GUIDANCE

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THAT IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL STRUCTURES, REINFORCEMENT, SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS," HE SAID.

IN

OF ASPECTS

PROMOTION OF

MR STRACHAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE BOYS' BRIGADE OF HONG KONG

PARTICULARLY CONTRIBUTING GREATLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE,

THE

REVERENCE, HABITS OF OBEDIENCE, DISCIPLINE AND SELF-RESPECT.

FOR

71 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED

THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 71 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.

OF THE PLANS, 25 ARE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 28 FOR KOWLOON AND 18 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE

AND

APPROVED PLANS INCLUDE 32 FOR APARTMENT APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, 17 FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND FIVE FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

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IN THE SAME MONTH, CONSENT WAS GIVEN FOR WORK TO START ON BUILDING PROJECTS, WHICH INVOLVE 6,987.7 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIL FLOOR AREA AND 131,658.9 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

/THE DECLARED