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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1911
SIR DENYS SEES USD IN ACTION
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, TODAY HAD A CLOSE ON-THE-SPOT LOOK AT THE WORK OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN A TOUR OF URBAN COUNCIL SITES AND AMENITIES ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON..
SIR DENYS, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR. BRIAN WILSON, AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS), MR. REI OBLITAS, BEGAN HIS INTENSIVE AFTERNOON'S TOUR IN WAN CHAI, AT THE BUSY O'BRIEN ROAD REFUSE COLLECTION POINT.
HE WENT ON TO VISIT THE MORRISON HILL SWIMMING POOL AND THEN TUNG LO WAN GARDEN, THE VERY POPULAR CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND ADJOINING VICTORIA PARK RECENTLY BUILT BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.
SIR DENYS ALSO HAD A LOOK AT VARIOUS KINDS OF URBAN COUNCIL VEHICLES AT WHITFIELD DEPOT. THEIR USES WERE EXPLAINED TO HIM BY MR. MA JU-KI, USD'S ASSISTANT STAFF OFFICER FOR TRANSPORT.
AT KOWLOON PARK HE WAS TOLD ABOUT PLANS FOR DEVELOPING THESE GROUNDS AND ALSO VISITED THE WORKSHOPS OF THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE PARK.
OTHER PLACES VISITED IN KOWLOON INCLUDED YAU MA TEI MARKET AND PUBLIC LIBRARY, MONG KOK NEW MARKET AND THE MORSE PARK INDOOR GAMES HALL WHICH OPENED LAST YEAR.
LABORATORY TRAINING COURSE FOR YOUTH LEADERS
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FORTY YOUTH LEADERS WILL ATTEND A LABORATORY TRAINING COURSE TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH. THE LABORATORY METHOD IS A NEW APPROACH IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THROUGH EXPERIMENTING IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT.
ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH WORK UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE TRAINING COURSE IS TO HELP POTENTIAL YOUTH LEADERS DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN HUMAN RELATIONS AND THEIR SENSITIVITY TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE COURSE, LASTING 15 DAYS, WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 20. IT WILL START WITH A DAY CAMP AT THE WESLEY VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THREE LECTURES HELD AT THE LADY TRENCH TRAINING CENTRE. THE COURSE WILL END WITH AN OVERNIGHT CAMP AT THE MORRISON HOUSE AT HATTAN ROAD.
THE COURSE IS OPEN TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 25 WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST FORM V LEVEL.
AS THE COURSE IS LIMITED TO 40 PARTICIPANTS, ENROLMENT WILL BE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE YOUTH WORK UNIT, TOP FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 405, NATHAN ROAD. THE CHARGE IS $15 A PERSON.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT IN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 11.