Police partnership for marginalized youth

Police officers of the Castle Peak Division sacrifice spare time to train 12 teenage offenders in physical fitness and strength…click to read more…

 

Bonaqua Youth Challenge

With major sponsorship from Swire Coca-Cola HK, the much-anticipated 2004 Bonaqua Youth Challenge will be held in Sai Kung Country Park, on 5 December. This year we are lucky to have extra backing for the programme, always a big favourite with supporters…click here to read more...

Entrepreneurial opportunities open to youth

The first LiveWIRE Award Presentation Ceremony, co-organized with Shell (HK) Ltd, could not have run so smoothly without the help of our media partner, Next Magazine and the kind support of Tiptop Consultants Ltd, JCI (Junior Chamber International) and the Trade and Industry Department, HKSAR Governmentclick to read more...


Stress in the Family

Living in Hong Kong is not easy, especially if you are poor. The average household of 4 live on under HK$16,000 a month but 20% of the population live on less than half that amount. Parents are desperate to secure their offspring's future - and their own. In such circumstances we have to try to help them cope better with stress-filled lives. That is the main work of the Federation's Family Life Education Unit which runs a series of projects on parenting skills. The proposed reform of the exam-heavy education structure will also help, making school results less of a concern for parents and youth alike. Then we must empower youngsters with the skills, confidence and contacts to be able to cope with the daily pressures they face.

A recent case of child maltreatment points up what happens when families fall into the trap of being unable to cope with stress. An 8 year-old, black, blue and bleeding from a beating, was found wandering in Po Lam Road. He told police that his mother had caned him and thrown him out because of poor school results. The parents could not be contacted and the Social Welfare Department is treating this is a child abuse. Last year they handled 481 cases of child abuse. The latest available figures for 2004 do not look good. After six months there were already 293 - and that is just reported cases. Parents unable to handle stress often take their frustrations out on their children. If these problems are not dealt with the abuse of vulnerable children will keep on rising.

 


 

 



Kids on the Streets
This is the story of two lads who strayed onto society's margins. First there was Kin. He found himself in bad company in junior secondary school, took to staying out all night, occasionally roughing people up triad-style. He ended up in custody. Then came Sing, who got caught up in a bungled attempt to steal a bike. Happily, Kin - now a well-respected fire fighter who volunteered for Federation projects- ended up teaching Sing how to make good. Want to read the rest of the story?
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Lethal cocktail or time together: a parent's choice
45% of young drug users in Hong Kong are now trying out drugs and alcohol mixed. What is the best deterrent ? A parent who tells them the risks and pulls no punches. Interested?
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Cultivating creativity
How to get kids doing some reading instead of gawping at the box? With the right amount and the right content TV can expand a child's universe and be used as a spring-board to reading rather than stifle it. So one answer is to combine the two…click here...

 

   


 
   


 
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