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MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1977
BADGE OF PRIDE FOR CYC'S
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YOUNGSTERS AT HONG KONG'S PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS MAY SOON BE WONDERING WHY FELLOW STUDENTS ARE PROUDLY SHOWING OFF DISTINCTIVE SILVER, RED AND BLACK BADGES ABOUT THE SIZE OF A 50 CENTS COIN.
MADE OF ALUMINIUM THE BADGES BEARING STYLIZED CYC INITIALS TO INDICATE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLUS A LION'S HEAD ARE BEING ISSUED TO THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS OF THE NEW COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS.
THE LION SYMBOL ISES THE ENTHUS IAM WHICH ORGANISERS HOPE THE CYC'S WILL DEVOTE TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
EACH OF THE BADGES IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENROLMENT CARD BEARING THE HOLDERS NAME, PHOTOGRAPH, MEMBERSHIP NUMBER AND THE CYC LOGO.
A CYC SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY: +WEARERS OF THE BADGE ARE EXPECTED TO SET AN EXAMPLE TO FELLOW STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC BY TAKING EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN TROUBLE AND TO HELP MAKE HONG KONG A BETTER PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE.+
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED: +BY JOINING THE CYC'S ALREADY THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMENDABLE WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE THEIR LEISURE TIME TO HELP OTHERS.
+WE HOPE THAT STUDENTS SEEING SCHOOLMATES WEARING THE NEW BADGE WILL RECOGNISE THE OUTSTANDING MERIT IT SYMBOL ISES AND THAT MANY WILL THEMSELVES BE INSPIRED TO JOIN THE CYCS.+
THE CYCS WILL BE MOUNTING A VIGOROUS YEAR ROUND SERIES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES BUT ANYONE IN NEED OF HELP WHO SEES A CYC BADGE WEARER CAN BE CERTAIN OF IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.
THE RANGE OF THE CLUBS' ACTIVITIES WILL EXTEND FROM, HELPING THE DISABLED AND ASSISTING OLD PEOPLE TO AIDING DISASTER VICTIMS,
ANY STUDENTS WISHING TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SHOULD ASK HIS OR HER TEACHER FOR INFORMATION.
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