WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1977
THE AIM OF THE CYC'S IS TO STIMULATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR ENVIRONMENT BY KEEPING HONG KONG CLEAN BECOMING WELL INFORMED
IN COMMUNITY MATTERS CONTRIBUTING TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS- CO-OPERATING WITH OTHER CIVIC GROUPS IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY AROUSING CIVIC CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG FELLOW CITIZENS AND SETTING AN EXAMPLE BY THE IR OWN ACTIONS.
THE CYC'S WILL BE INVOLVED IN SUCH COMMUNITY WORK AS HELPING FIRE VICTIMS LOOK ING OUT FOR FIRE HAZARDS DISTRIBUTING LEAFLETS AND REPORTING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANISING A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, DISPLAYS, ENTERTAINMENT, PLAYS, COMPETITIONS, TALKS, AND VISITS TO FACTORIES, CIVIC ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY 4 TO FORM 3 CAN BECOME MEMBERS OF THE CYC'S. ALL STUDENTS HAVE TO DO IS TO ENROL WITH THE IR FORM MASTERS, OR TO FORM A GROUP OF ELEVEN FROM AMONG THE IR FRIENDS IN CLASS AND THEN ELECT A GROUP LEADER WHO WILL ASK THE IR FORM MASTER TO COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM AND RETURN IT WITH COPIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS, TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, CYC UNIT, ROOM 515G, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY.
AFTER REGISTRATION, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE CYC'S A BADGE AND A MEMBERSHIP CARD BEARING A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE HOLDER AND THE MEMBERSHIP NUMBER.
IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE LIONS CLUBS HAVE SHOWN KEEN INTEREST IN THE NEW CYC'S BY DONATING $250,000 TO GET THE NEW MOVEMENT OFF TO A GOOD START.
MR. F.K. LI, SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, SAID IN THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE C.Y.C. MAGAZİNE: +YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ARE NOW TAK ING A KEEN INTEREST IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND IT IS GOOD TO HAVE YET ANOTHER AVENUE BY WHICH THIS INTEREST CAN BE EXPRESSED.
+ BELIEVE THAT WHILE THE CLUBS WILL CATER FOR STUDENTS OF WIDELY DIFFERENT INTERESTS, THERE WILL BE ONE FUNDAMENTAL GOAL - TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE A CHANCE TO BECOME WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE IR COMMUNITY AND ALSO TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IT.+
AND MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, SAID: IT IS VERY GRATIFYING THAT IN RECENT YEARS SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE RECOGNISED THAT THEY HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE IR EDUCATION IS NOT CONFINED TO SCHOOL LEARNING.
+ IT IS GOOD THAT YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IS BEING PROVIDED AND I AM CONF IDENT THAT YOU WILL FIND THAT HELPING THE COMMUNITY IS FUN.+
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