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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1978
INEXPENSIVE HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON. KENNETH TOPLEY SAID TODAY TWO TYPES OF SHORT, INEXPENSIVE HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS ARE BEING ORGANISED THIS SUMMER.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. JAMES WU IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. TOPLEY SAID THE FIRST TYPE IS A TWO TO FOUR DAYS HOLIDAY INVOLVING CAMPING EITHER AT A RECREATION CENTRE OR IN OTHER CAMPS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES OR ON LANTAU.
+DEPENDING ON THE VENUE A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES IS OFFERED INCLUDING HIKING, TREKKING, CANOEING AND HORSE-RIDING. SOME PARTICIPANTS IN THE HOLIDAYS AT THE SAI KUNG RECREATION CENTRE WILL BE AIR-LIFTED IN OR OUT BY HELICOPTER, HE SAID.
THE SECOND TYPE OFFERS ONE-DAY HOLIDAYS OR EXCURSIONS AND ALLOWS THE PARTICIPANTS TO CHOOSE FROM A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
MR. TOPLEY SAID THIS TYPE OF HOLIDAY ENABLES PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT, IF THEY WISH, TO MAKE UP A +PACKAGE+ OF SEVERAL DAYS, WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO EACH DAY.
EOTH TYPES OF HOLIDAYS ARE GEARED MAINLY FOR PEOPLE IN THE AGE RANGE OF 18 TO MID-40S AND FAMILIES CAN BE TAKEN ALONG TO SOME OF THE CAMPS.
MR. TOPLEY ALSO SAID THAT THE IDEA OF THESE HOLIDAYS DEVELOPED FROM THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED AND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMME OF FAMILY CAMPS HELD DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIODS, MAINLY FOR STUDENTS.
+THEY ARE ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE WITH THE MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE. APPROXIMATELY 15,000 PERSONS WILL PARTICIPATE THIS SUMMER, + HE SAID.
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