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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1974
REACHING-OUT TO VILLAGE CHILDREN
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A REACHING-JUT PROCKAMME PROVIDING RECIZATIONAL AND SPLITS ACTIVITIES Fux · 30 CHILDREN FROM THE VILLAGES IN 1SJEN WAN DISTRICT MILE TE PLACE UN SUNDAY CLAY 5) TERNUUM. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE TSULI WAN PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ROUTE TUISK.
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THE CHILDREN, WHOSE AGES RANGE FROM SEVEN TO 14, LIVE IN THE THREE NEIGHBOURING VILLAGES OF PAK TIN PUI, FU YUNG SHA AND SAI LAU KUK.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR THEN BY THE THREE VILLAGES RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES GROUP, ONE OF THE SELF-PROGRAMMING YOUTH GROUPS UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TSUEN MAN.
THE ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE DAY WILL START OFF WITH AN OPENING CEREMONY PRESIDED OVER BY MR. LAM FEI, PRESIDENT OF THE THREE VILLAGES RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION, AND MRS. MARGARET AU, WARDEN OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE CHILDREN WILL THEN BE DIVIDED INTO SMALL GROUPS LED BY SOME 40 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE SELF-PROGRAMMING YOUTH GROUP TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS GROUP AND MASS GAMES.
APART FROM PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT AND GROUP EXPERIENCE TO THESE VILLAGE CHILDREN, MRS. MARGARET AU SAID THIS EVENT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FUR SELF-PRUGRAMMING GROUP MEMBERS TO CO-OPERATE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS IN SERVING THEIR YOUNG COUNTER-PARTS THROUGH ORGANISING SYSTEMATIC COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMMES.
IT IS ALSO ANOTHER STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VOLUNTEER SPIRIT, SHE ADDED.
IT WILL NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THIS FUNCTION.
START AT 2.00 P.M. AND FINISH AT 5.00 P.M. ON SUNDAY, MAY 5.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
CARITAS TOWN YOUTH CENTRE OPEN DAY
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, WILL CFFICIATE AT THE OPEN DAY FOR CARITAS' TOWN YOUTH CENTRE AT 3 O'CLOCK TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE YOUTH CENTRE IS LOCATED ON THE 14TH FLOOR OF ON LOK YUEN BUILDING AT 25, DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL.
COPLES OF MR. TOPLEY'S SPEECH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN G.1.S. TOMORROW.
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