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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…
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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...
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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 Government…click
to read more...
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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.
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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?
Want to read the rest of the story? Click here...
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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?
click
here...
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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
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