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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1975
WIDER SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES THAN EVER BEFORE AIM: MEANINGFUL RECREATIONAL OUTLETS
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A VAST SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO PUT LEISURE TO CONSTRUCTIVE USE BY MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE GETS UNDERWAY IN A FEW DAYS.
WITH SOME PARTICIPANTS TAKING PART IN MORE THAN ONE ACTIVITY, THIS YEAR'S SERIES OF SUMMER-HOLIDAY EVENTS, SEEN AS A WHOLE, WILL ATTRACT AN ATTENDANCE OF MORE THAN TWO MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE
A RECORD IN THE HISTORY OF SUCH PROGRAMMES.
THE PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT OF THIS EXERCISE IS A JOINT EFFORT BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE BRITISH FORCES, AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES. PARTICIPANTS ARE AGED BETWEEN EIGHT AND 25.
THE PROGRAMME WILL BEGIN IN JULY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENDING OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, AND WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST, OR JUST BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IN SEPTEMBER.
IN ADDITION TO A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 32 VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, REPRESENTED BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE PROGRAMME,
MORE THAN 30,000 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE INVOLVED - YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FROM MANY WALKS OF LIFE WHO HAVE AGREED TO GIVE UP SOME OF THEIR SPARE TIME TO HELP SUPERVISE THE PROGRAMME EFFECTIVELY.
BRITISH FORCES IN HONG KONG, WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAMME SINCE ITS INCEPTION SOME YEARS AGO, WILL AGAIN BE TAKING PART BY PROVIDING AND RUNNING A THREE-WEEK CAMP.
MONEY FOR THE PROGRAMME HAS COME FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, WHICH DONATED $1.54 MILLION THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR'S $1.4 MILLION, AND FROM THE GOVERNMENT. ITEMS INCLUDE A NOMINAL FEE TO BE MET BY PARTICIPANTS.
THE PROGRAMME HAS FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES :-
MANY
* TO ENCOURAGE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MEANINGFUL
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
* TO HELP THEM DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND INDIVIDUAL
INTERESTS.
* TO HELP THEM DEVELOP A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY BY PROVIDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM IN COMMUNITY SERVICE.
* TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE A BREAK FROM THEIR CROWDED LIVING CONDITIONS AND HEAVY WORK LOAD AND A CHANCE TO ENJOY A FEW CARE-FREE HOURS OF PLAY AND PLEASURE.
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