At about 11 o'clock yesterday morning, a case of robbery with a knife occurred in the eastern section of Prince Edward Road, and 13 teenagers armed with machetes re-entered the gold shop to smash and rob it, causing a security guard to be slightly injured. The Prince Edward Road Police Station dispatched 100 police officers to surround it, and under the persuasion of an hour and a half, the 13th Taibao finally found it difficult to resist and was captured!" ———— "Sing Tao Daily".

"At about 11 o'clock yesterday morning, a horrific robbery occurred in the eastern section of Prince Edward Road in Wong Tai Sin District. According to this newspaper's search for information, we learned that the average age of the 13 people who robbed the gold shop was only 16 years old, the youngest was only 12 years old, and the oldest was only 18 years old. Why did these teenagers, who should be in their youth, commit such illegal acts?" ———— Hong Kong Wen Wei Po

"Yesterday's sensational 13th Taibao gold robbery case in Hong Kong must have been known to most citizens and friends, the author first heard the news, shocked but also regretted and helpless for today's society. For this reason, the author specially asked a friend to find files and materials on juvenile delinquency in recent years.

According to these data, since 1963, when the first wave of baby boomers grew up, the risk of law and order in Hong Kong has been steadily increasing every year, and the juvenile crime rate has also been increasing year by year. Most of these juvenile offenders are illiterate and have never been to school, and they have no respect for the law and only do what they like, just like yesterday's gold robbery.

These should have been at the age of school, but because of the poverty of the family and the injustice of the society, they have embarked on one criminal road after another, leaving countless traumas and grief for their families and society...... "————Ta Kung Pao"

Countless newspapers and weekly magazines have questioned the Governor-General's Office and the Chief Secretary for Public Affairs why the juvenile crime rate in Hong Kong has been rising in recent years, and whether it is due to social injustice or the lack of attention paid by the authorities.

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In the morning, after eleven o'clock, Shanghai Street, Kowloon.

Huo Yaowen sat in the backyard of the Kowloon Prison, looked at several newspapers in his hand, and gradually pondered, these newspapers seemed to be criticizing the inaction of the Governor's Office, but in fact they were criticizing the current problem of young people's school education.

"Yaowen!"

At this time, the eldest grandfather Huo Zongming walked in from the outside quickly, carrying a letter in his hand.

"Grandpa. ”

Seeing someone coming, Huo Yaowen got up and shouted.

Huo Zongming nodded and said: "This is the contract for the printing press, you sign it, and the two printing presses you just saw are yours." ”

"Good. Huo Yaowen took the letter, opened it and looked at it, it was just a simple sales contract, and after determining the price, he directly signed his name on it.

"Are you looking for someone to transport those two printing presses now, or do you want to put them with me first?" Huo Zongming put away a contract, which was to be handed over to the seller, and he had to keep it properly so as not to have any trouble in the future.

"Let's magnify grandpa first, I only have people from the engineering team to rebuild the factory today, and it will take at least a month for the machine to be transported. Huo Yaowen shook his head, the factory is still being renovated, and he has no place to put two printing presses.

"It's okay, anyway, the warehouse behind me is more of a place to put goods. ”

Today's pawn shops are different from later, and now they can do almost anything, as long as it is something of value, even if it is just a dilapidated electric fan, a barely rotating mechanical watch, it can be used as some money. In the early years, even quilts and clothes could be pawned, so the pawn shop's warehouse was quite large.

Huo Yaowen stuffed the contract into his bag, and was about to get up to say goodbye to his grandfather, when he suddenly saw the eldest uncle Huo Chengzhi walking in from outside the house.

"Uncle. ”

"Yaowen is here. ”

Huo Chengzhi saw Huo Yaowen, approached and said with a smile: "It's just right that you are here, I originally wanted your grandfather to inform you." ”

"What's the matter, uncle?"

"Didn't I tell you last time that the Education Department was planning to plan six years of free compulsory education?"

"Well, I know, didn't you say that you have to wait until next year?"

"Yes, the financial situation of the Education Department in recent years is not optimistic, and it is planned to start next year, but yesterday there was a case of a teenager robbing a gold shop on Prince Edward Road, and the public opinion in the newspaper today is boiling very much. In the morning, I received a notice from the General Administration of Hong Kong asking me to contact all government primary schools in Kwun Tong District to reserve places for new students next year, and at the same time, the Ministry of Finance of Hong Kong allocated 30 million yuan for the teaching materials and construction of schools for the early stage. ”

There are currently 37 primary schools in Kowloon, of which 27 are government primary schools and 10 are private primary schools.

At present, the six-year free education plan jointly implemented by the Governor's Office and the Education Department is temporarily only carried out in government primary schools, and most of the students in private primary schools are from wealthy families, similar to aristocratic schools, and do not need government funding.

"Starting next year?" Huo Yaowen was surprised.

"Yes. If nothing else, it should start in August and September next year. In the first half of next year, the government will vigorously promote the free education scheme in Kowloon, and make it mandatory for parents to send school-age children to school. It seems that preparations have begun to be made to the real estate company for public bidding, and it is expected that new government primary schools will be built in Tsz Wan Shan, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei and other places, so that more students can go to school for free. ”

Huo Chengzhi thought of his nephew Huo Yaowen as soon as he received the news, and when the two discussed the matter of the publishing house earlier, they guessed that Huo Yaowen wanted to win this batch of free textbooks provided to students by the government, so during the lunch break, he hurriedly drove back to Kowloon Dajiao, preparing to let his father Huo Zongming tell Huo Yaowen.

"So fast!!"

Huo Yaowen never expected to start the free education program so soon!

Huo Yaowen felt a little heartache when he thought of buying primary school textbooks from publishing houses or printing houses in batches with government funding, at present, his publishing house only has two printing presses, how can he eat such a large market, and they have not yet become famous, who knows if he can get orders in so many publishing houses.

Huo Chengzhi saw what Huo Yaowen was thinking, and said: "Yaowen, the matter of the textbook order should not be carried out for the time being, after all, there is still half a year before the implementation of the free education plan, and according to normal circumstances, it should be the government to open a bidding and come according to the low price, so you still have hope." ”

Hearing this, Huo Yaowen nodded: "I know uncle." ”

"Cheng Zhi, aren't you working at the Kwun Tong District Education Department?

Huo Chengzhi said helplessly: "Dad, I also want to help Yaowen." However, this is an education plan drawn up by the Education Department and the Governor's Office, and if it was before, I would have been able to hand over the textbook orders for some government schools in Kwun Tong District to Yiu Man. But next year, all government schools in Kowloon will implement six years of free education, and the government will allocate funds for teachers to work and order textbooks.

"It's okay uncle, grandpa. ”

Huo Yaowen hurriedly said: "I can handle this matter myself." ”

"Are you sure Yaowen? If you can't figure it out, tell Grandpa that Grandpa still has some money here, and we are buying a few more printing presses, and it is enough to compete with those publishing houses. ”

Huo Zongming's face was a little gloomy, although he didn't understand the publishing industry, but these days, he also understood Huo Yaowen's deployment. It is nothing more than waiting to win the government's order in the future, and then printing primary school textbooks to make money. But now that the publishing house has only been established for a short time, it must not be able to compete with those big publishing companies and publishing houses, so the plan is interrupted, and I am afraid that it will be bad news for my nephew.

"No need, grandpa. Huo Yaowen shook his head and said: "I don't know what the situation is on the Education Department's side now, and it is useless to carry out it rashly. ”

Just now, Huo Yaowen's heart turned back and forth and estimated two possibilities, one was that someone from the Education Department had privately agreed with some publishing houses, and the other was the public bidding that the uncle said. If it is decided in private, he may not have any hope, after all, one has no money, and the other has no power, how can he compete with those big publishing companies, but once the public bidding, he hopes to compete.