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FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1978
JAYCEE MOVEMENT PRAISED
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, THIS EVENING PRAISED THE NEWLY-FORMED TAI PING SHAN JAYCEES FOR ITS COMMENDABLE OBJECTIVE TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS.
SPEAKING AT ITS INAUGURATION CEREMONY, MR. LEE SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THE HONG KONG JAYCEES HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY · PROJECTS IN MIND, AND THAT THROUGH THIS KIND OF MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES, THE JAYCEES WOULD BRING FORTH ITS GOOD IMAGE AND TRUE SPIRIT.
MR. LEE NOTED THAT THE JAYCEE MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG AS ELSEWHERE, WAS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH AND INVOLVED IN PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR THOSE WHO ASPIRED TO BE: COMMUNITY LEADERS.
+THE JAYCEE MEMBERSHIP OFFERS AN EDUCATIONAL COURSE THAT ACTIVATES THE INTEREST OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND ENCOURAGES HIM TO UTILISE HIS TIME AND TALENT FOR SELF-DEVELOPMENT.
+AS A JAYCEE IMPROVES HIS OWN PERSONALITY, HE ALSO ENDEAVOURS TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF THOSE AROUND HIM, AND SOON HE LEARNS THAT SERVICE TO HUMANITY IS THE BEST WORK OF LIFE,+ HE SAID.
A SERIES OF SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES IS BEING PLANNED BY THE TAI PING SHAN JAYCEES. THEY INCLUDE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, CARE PROGRAMME FOR THE DISABLED AND CHILDREN, EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS, LECTURES AND SEMINARS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE TAI PING SHAN JAYCEES, MR. DAVID SIU SAID THAT APART FROM THESE ACTIVITIES, HIS JAYCEES WERE ALSO PLANNING SOME LONGER-TERM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
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