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SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1978

CYC MEMBERS JOIL CHARITY WALKATHON

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ABOUT 1,500 COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS TODAY (SUNDAY) TOOK PART IN THE COMMUNITY CHEST'S „ALK-FOR-A-MILLION IN KWUK TONG.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT C.Y.C. MEMBERS, WEARING SMART „HITE CAPS WITH THE RED C.Y.C. LOGO, PARTICIPATED IN THE CHARITY WALK ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY CHEST THIS YEAR.

THE PRESENT C.Y.C. MOVEMENT WAS FORMED IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF CLEAN YOUR CITY-COUNTRYSIDE GROUPS AND COVER A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES. ITS MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UPPER PRIMARY AND LOWER SECONDARY FORMS.

+A TOTAL OF 5,000 WAS RAISED LY C.Y.C. MEMBERS IN THE CHARITY WALK HELD IN TSUEN WAN 1'! JANUARY, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

+AS THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THIS TIME HAS TRIPLE THAT OF THE LAST TIME, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE TOTAL SUM OF MONEY RAISED TODAY WILL INCREASE,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

+WITH THE AIM OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY, C.Y.C. MEMBERS .ILL CONTINUE TO SHO.. THE IR SUPPORT TO CHARITY PROGRAMME OF THIS NATURE WHENEVER THEY ARE HELD,+

PARTICIPANTS IN TODAY'S WALK WERE C.Y.C. GROUPS FROM MORE THAN 15 SCHOOLS, MAINLY IN KO LOC. THE BIGGEST NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM HOLY MORD SCHOOL ITH MORE THAN 300 C.Y.C. MEMBERS.

THE SCHOOLS THAT TOOK PART ERE: THE HONG KONG FUNG CLAR ASSOCIATION SCHOOL= JORDAN VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL BETHEL NO.3 PRIMARY SCHOOL LAM TI METHODIST PENTRY SCHOOL- MU KUANG PRIMARY SCHOOL- PO ON COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL HOLY „CTO SCHOOL BUDDHIST CHI KING PRIMARY SCHOOL- ST. BONAVENTURE PRI. PY SCHOOL MORAL TRAINING ENGLISH COLLEGE= LOK SIN TONG YU KAN HING SCHOOL CHRISTIAN FAITH COLLEGE= LC SIN TONG- KET HAU SECONDARY SCHOOL- MUTISANG COLLEGE AND BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL.

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