Whilst interest groups are designed to meet the specific interests of individuals, club groups are designed for social activities and uniformed groups for a specific programme. They are all directed towards the development of well adjusted individuals, who can be expected to become mature adults and contributing members of society.
28. Besides the groups at community and social centres, two youth centres, at Sham Shui Po and Fanling, are concurrently providing opportunities for young people to participate in group activities. Like those in community and social centres, the activities include a wide range of interests such as Chinese boxing, judo, lion dances, pop music, social dances, painting etc. Young people are encouraged to share in ideas, to plan and to take part in decision-making with adult help and guidance.
29. The Division maintains the Tsuen Wan Youth Camp at Shing Mun Road and the Rotary Youth Hostel at Fanling which provide camping facilities and accommodation for 60 young people at each camp as a base for out-door training, expeditions and over-night camping. Conferences, seminars and training courses for young volun- teers are held frequently at these two camps. During 1969, 2,992 young people used the camp at Tsuen Wan and 3,565 were accommodated at the Fanling Rotary Youth Hostel.
SUMMER PROGRAMMES
30. An important service to youth has been the Division's contribu- tion to the Colony-wide programme of activities during the summer vacation. The programme includes the organization of recreational activities, the formation of groups engaged in various types of interests and hobbies and the enrolment of voluntary service groups for the performance of specific tasks. These activities help to provide young people during their vacation in summer with the opportunity to be usefully engaged in a variety of ways, thus avoiding the boredom and frustration of having nothing in particular to do. The Division's first endeavour at providing healthy activities for young people during the summer of 1965 attracted an attendance of 2,312 youths and children. Following that year summer programmes on a yet larger scale were launched and over 11,000 young people participated in some 60 events. Volunteers were recruited, trained and assigned to work in centres, work camps, children's clubs, expeditions and other activities. Since then the summer programme has assumed an important role in the
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