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B. FAMILY COMPOSITION

Father: CHENG Shui-ting, M/65, watchman in the

Ka Wah Plastic Factory at Pak Tat Street, San Po Kong, earning $450 per month.

Mother: KWAN Po-chu, F/51, worker in the Ngar

Tin Metal Factory at Sze Mei Street, San Po Kong, earning $17 per day.

Elder Sister: CHENG Oi-lin, F/26, married, living

separately from home.

Three Younger : 1. CHENG Yick-fei, M/18, worker in a

Brothers

handbag factory.

2. CHENG Yin-fei, M/13, Primary 5 student.

3. CHENG Tat-fei, M/10, Primary 3 student.

C. LIVING ENVIRONMENT

The family has occupied Room 1210, Block 11, Ngau Tau Kok Lower Estate for about five years. The present monthly rent is $45. There is a curtain used to separate the parents' bed from the children's ones at night. It is simply furnished but tidily kept. Formerly the family lived in the Tai Hang Tung Resettlement Estate. Thus, by the standard of accommodation the environment was typical of working class family.

D. EDUCATION

Prisoner completed his primary school education in three different schools. He alleged that although he could barely uphold an average school performance, he was not asked to repeat any class. Chiefly because of family difficulty, he

As a less ceased schooling at about the age of fourteen. educated youth, he had no particular interest or hobby through which he could enjoy without resorting to gang affiliation for satisfaction.

E.

EMPLOYMENT

1. Delivery boy in a tea-house for a month, earning $90.

2. Delivery boy in a coffee shop for two months, earning

$120 per month.

3. Delivery boy in a tailor shop for two months for $150

monthly.

4. Apprentice in a plastic bag factory for a year, earning

$150 per month.

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