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MONDAY, JULY 17, 1978
TUEN MUN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS
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THIS YEAR'S TUEN MUN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME GOT OFF TO START IN CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.
FIVE HUNDRED LOCAL CHILDREN AND YOUTHS WERE ENTERTAINED IN A FUN FIR COMPRISING A VARIETY OF STALL GAMES HELD AT THE ST. SIMON'S LUI MING CHOY TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN.
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS TO MARK THE START OF THE MASSIVE PROGRAMME OF 106 ACTIVITIES ORGANISED EY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND LOCAL VOLUNTARY GROUPS.
THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME FEATURES A NUMBER OF ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES -- ACADEMIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURS TO THE CITY HALL MUSEUM, CHEUNG CHAU, LUNG KWU TANG IN TUEN MUN AND TO ANCIENT TEMPLES AND GRAVES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THESE SPECIAL VISITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN ACADEMIC AND RECREATIONAL OUTLET FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN
ARCHAEOLOGY.
OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE VARIETY SHOWS, PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL TRAINING COURSES AND PICNICKING.
ADDRESSING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE SAID THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WAS THE FIFTH ORGANISED FOR TUEN MUN YOUTH, WITH THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS INCREASING EACH YEAR.
+THIS YEAR, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SOME 35,000 YOUNG PERSONS WILL JOIN THE PROGRAMME WHICH, I UNDERSTAND, IS GEARED TO THE VARYING INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN VARIOUS AGE GROUPS,+ MR. LEE SAID.
HE SAID IT WAS PARTICULARLY GRATIFYING TO LEARN THAT THE PROGRAMME HAD BEEN FINANCED WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUE AND THE GOVERNMENT.
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