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The Social Welfare Department, together with subvented Children and Youth Services in the district, will in the coming few months set up 40 guidance groups to provide support to youth-at- risk; organise three anti- drug campaigns to educate young persons against drugs; and formulate eight volunteer training programmes to help prevent drug abuse and enhance positive peer influence among young people.

From the prevention angle, the Education Department will continue to encourage dialogue among teachers and school social workers, promote home-school co-operation, produce leaflets on good parenting, organise annual seminars for schools on unruly and delinquent behaviour, promote a "whole school approach to guidance" in order to cultivate a positive and caring environment in schools, help schools promote moral education; and run training programmes for teachers on moral education,

The Police manpower in the Tai Po district is considered adequate; there will be an additional 17 disciplined posts created for the Task Force and Patrol Sub-unit of Tai Po Division in 1995/96.

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The Social Welfare Department, in conjunction with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, has just completed a review of its outreaching social work. The review has recommended further expansion of the service from 1996/97 onwards and identified Tai Po district as one of the 13 priority areas for the provision of more outreaching teams. The review report is being considered by the Administration.

End/Wednesday, March 22, 1995

Appointment of barristers in private practice as deputy judges

Following is a question by the Hon Eric Li Ka-cheung and a written reply by the Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Regarding the appointment of recorders and deputy judges of the High Court to hear cases, will the Government inform this Council :

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