THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1978
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MR. THOMAS LEE OPENS YMCA'S YOUTH CENTRE
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY DESCRIBED THE OPENING OF A Y.M.C.A. YOUTH CENTRE IN YAU MA TEI AS YET ANOTHER ACHIEVEMENT BY THE ASSOCIATION IN ITS LONG-STANDING WORK FOR THE YOUTH,
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRE, MR. LEE SAID IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL SHOULD LEARN HOW TO TAKE UP GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES IN ORDER TO FACE MORE CHALLENGES AHEAD,
HE SAID THE YAU MA TEI CENTRE CATERS FOR SCHOOL LEAVERS, WORKING YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE DISTRICT.
+THROUGH GROUP ACTIVITIES, PERSONAL GUIDANCE, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, STAFF OF THE CENTRE WILL HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BETTER SPEND THE IR LEISURE HOURS AND DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS,+ HE SAID.
MR. LEE ALSO PRAISED THE Y.M.C.A. FOR ITS OUTSTANDING+ YOUTH WORK IN THE PAST 70 YEARS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
GRADUATION OF FIREMEN AND AMBULANCEMEN
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THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (KOWLOON), MR. FRED JACKSON, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE OF OVER 120 FIREMEN AND AMBULANCEMEN AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL IN PAT HEUNG AT 10.30 A.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
ON PARADE WILL BE 85 FIREMEN, 14 SENIOR AMBULANCEMEN AND 29 AMBULANCEMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE IR BASIC TRAINING.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT. A GOVERNMENT VAN WILL TAKE PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SCHOOL TOMORROW, LEAVING NORTH POINT FIRE STATION AT 8.30 A.M. MR. CHUI HUNG-FAT OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST PRESS REPRESENTATIVES.