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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1975
THE ORGANISERS AGREE THAT SUCH OUTLETS ARE NEEDED BY STUDENTS AND YOUNG WORKERS WHO HAVE DURING THE YEAR TO SPEND MUCH OF THEIR TIME AND ENERGY ON EITHER WORK OR STUDY.
THE PROGRAMME, SPREAD OVER NEARLY TWO MONTHS, WILL INCLUDE NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES GROUPED UNDER TWO MAIN HEADS OUTDOOR AND INDOOR.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CAMPING, CANOEING, HIKING, EXCURSIONS, LAUNCH PICNICS, SPORTS AND GAMES, ANFD FUN FAIRS.
OUTDOOR ITEMS INTENDED TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY SERVICE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ENJOYING THEMSELVES WILL INCLUDE WORK CAMPS, ASSISTANCE TO VILLAGERS IN REMOTE AREAS (FOR EXAMPLE, BY HELPING THEM CONSTRUCT A FOOTPATH), SERVICE TO THE AGED AND HANDICAPPED (FOR EXAMPLE, BY ATTENDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY IN A HOME FOR THE AGED), AND BOOK SCHEMES (BY WHICH, FOR A NOMINAL SUM, OR FREE, READING MATERIAL IS EXCHANGED).
INDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL COMPRISE VARIOUS TRAINING COURSES DESIGNED TO CONVERT LEISURE INTO A PLEASANT WAY OF LEARNING SOMETHING USEFUL, SEMINARS, TALKS, INTEREST GROUPS, RECREATIONAL CLUBS AND CENTRES, VARIETY SHOWS, COMPETITIONS AND MATCHES, AND EXHIBITIONS OF ART AND HANDICRAFTS.
MOST OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAMME ARE COMING
FROM SCHOOLS THROUGH APPLICATION TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. BUT CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS, COMMUNITY CENTRES AND THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS ARE ALSO HELPING INDIVIDUALS, SUCH AS YOUNG WORKERS, TO JOIN,
BRITISH FORCES ARE ORGANISING A YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP FOR 120. THE CAMP WILL LAST FROM JULY 20 TO AUGUST 9. CAMPERS WILL STAY AT THE KAI TAK ROYAL AIR FORCE BARRACKS, BUT WILL BE TRAINED AT SAI KUNG.
THE CAMP WILL INVOLVE HILL-CLIMBING, CANOEING, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE PROVISION OF FIRST-AID. PARTICIPANTS MUST KNOW HOW TO SWIM, AND MUST BE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 20.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL, FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE PROGRAMME, VISIT PARTICIPANTS AT THE SCENE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES TO SEE HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON AND TO PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT.
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