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young people to develop their own abilities and character,

while at the same time offering a valuable service to the

community. Amongst these I would include the cadet

schemes of the Civil Aid Services, the Junior Police Call

and the Junior Leaders of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment

(The Volunteers). Thought is also being given to the

introduction of a cadet scheme for young people wishing

to serve in the Auxiliary Medical Services.

The second mode of response has been through the

Fight Crime Committee and its Standing Committee on Young

Offenders, and Research Sub-Committee. These meet

regularly to discuss problems relating to juvenile

delinquency, and have identified a number of further

measures to be introduced this year. These include a

scheme of renunciation of triad membership; a package of

teaching materials for use in schools warning students

of the dangers of triad involvement; outward bound coursas

to help rehabilitate young offenders, and extensive publicity

campaigns warning against involvement with triads and

discouraging shop theft. In this context, the Fight Crime

Committee is keen to receive comments on the measures which

it has adopted and welcomes any suggestions on ways to

alleviate the problem of juvenile delinquency.

However, I accept that these measures upon which

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I have touched briefly, ean, at best, constitute but e

facets of a many sided subject on which Members have spoken

imaginatively and comprehensively.

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