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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1975
YOUTH SCHEME EXTENDED
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THE 'OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME' STARTED LAST OCTOBER WILL BE CONTINUED IN VIEW OF ITS POPULARITY. THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF ONE OF THE PROJECTS FINANCED BY THE SCHEME HELD AT RAIMONDI COLLEGE IN ROBINSON ROAD THIS MORNING, MR. LEE SAID APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND ROUND WOULD BE INVITED SOON.
THIS MORNING'S PROJECT, A THREE-DAY EASTER GATHERING FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS IN CENTRAL DISTRICT SCHOOLS ORGANISED BY RAIMONDI'S COLLEGE STUDENT COUNCIL, COMPRISES A DAY-LONG CAMP TODAY, A QUIZ COMPETITION TOMORROW AND A GAMES DAY ON WEDNESDAY AT THE ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND. ASSISTING IN RUNNING THE ACTIVITIES ARE STUDENTS FROM ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS COLLEGE.
MR. LEE SAID IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SO CONCERNED OVER THE WELFARE OF YOUNGER SCHOOL CHILDREN THAT THEY WERE PREPARED TO GIVE UP SOME OF THEIR HOLIDAY TIME AND SHARE LIFE WITH THEM.
THIS, HE SAID, WAS INDEED LIVING UP TO THE SPIRIT OF THE SCHEME.
HE RECALLED THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME' WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICES. A TOTAL OF 93 PROJECTS WERE SUBMITTED OUT OF WHICH 43 WERE CHOSEN,
ALTHOUGH 600 STUDENTS WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE SUPPORTED PROJECTS THE NUMBERS WHO WOULD BENEFIT RAN INTO THE THOUSANDS, HE SAID.
MR. LEE ALSO MENTIONED SOME OF THE PROJECTS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED. THESE INCLUDE A TELEPHONE COACHING SERVICE TO HELP FORM ONE STUDENTS IN KWUN TONG WITH THEIR PROBLEMS A FACT-FINDING SURVEY AND A PHOTO EXHIBITION BY FACTORY WORKERS IN WONG TAI SIN= A WESTERN DISTRICT YOUTH NEWSPAPER IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE CAN EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS AND OPINION, AND A FACTORY YOUTH GROUP IN KWUN TONG THAT WAS ORGANISING ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF YOUNG WOMAN WORKING IN FACTORIES.
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