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The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, this afternoon (March 10) visited Tsuen Wan district to learn more about the use of community resources to strengthen support for youngsters in the district. During the visit, he met newly arrived students and officiated at the opening ceremony of a renovated study room in Shek Wai Kok Community Hall.
Accompanied by the Chairman of Tsuen Wan District Council, Mr Chow How-chen, and the District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Mr Cheung Doi-ching, Mr Tsang first visited the SKH Chu Oi Primary School (Lei Muk Shue) in Lei Muk Shue Estate to visit children participating in a pilot scheme to support newly arrived students. To learn more about the scheme's implementation, he talked to teachers from the school and students from SKH Li Ping Secondary School who helped provide homework guidance to the children. Apart from new arrivals from the Mainland, South Asian pupils also joined the scheme.
The pilot scheme is jointly organised by the Tsuen Wan District Office and Education Bureau. To help newly arrived students adapt to school life and integrate into the community more easily, the scheme not only provides homework guidance, but also organises a series of visits to enhance the students' understanding of the support services provided by the Government and various organisations. At present, five schools participate in the scheme including the SKH Chu Oi Primary School (Lei Muk Shue).
Mr Tsang said he was pleased to know that through cross-sector co-operation, the scheme had strengthened the support network for newly arrived students in the district and helped them adapt more quickly to their new environment.
Mr Tsang then proceeded to the Shek Wai Kok Community Hall in Shek Wai Kok Estate. Together with Mr Chow, he officiated at the opening ceremony of a newly renovated study room and chatted with teenage users.
The study room is popular among students in the district. To improve the study environment there, the Tsuen Wan District Council undertook a renovation project with funds from the District Minor Works programme. Works included expanding and revising the design of the study room to increase the number of seats and reduce the noise from activities in the neighbouring hall.
Mr Tsang said youth was the most vibrant part of society. The Government attaches great importance to the development and nurturing of the younger generation and would continue to reach out to youngsters to listen to their concerns and mobilise district resources to provide all necessary support, he said.
Ends/Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Issued at HKT 19:22
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