THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1979
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HOWEVER, MR. LI EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THERE WAS STILL A LARGE PORTION OF THE YOUTH POPULATION WHO WERE NOT INVOLVED IN LAST YEAR'S PROGRAMME DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS. THIS WAS STATED IN THE FINDINGS OF A SURVEY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE PARTICIPATION IN THE 1978 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
+EVEN ALLOWING FOR THE FACT THAT MANY OF THOSE PARTICIPATING IN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT THE CAMP, NIKE, STUDY VISITS OR SPORTS DAY WHICH THEY ATTENDED WAS PART OF SUCH A PROGRAMME, IT SEEMS THERE IS STILL WIDESPREAD IGNORANCE OF THE EXISTENCE AND AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME.
+THEREFORE, IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT THE FINDINGS AND THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ITSELF WITH A VIEW TO DIAGNOSING WEAKNESSES IN THE ACTIVITIES, ORGANISATION OR PUBLICITY WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE FINDINGS AND ENABLE US ALL TO PLAN BETTER AND MORE ACCEPTABLE PROGRAMMES IN THE FUTURE,+ MR. LI STRESSED.
AT A PANEL DISCUSSION, MR. CHAN FU-SAI OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND MR. DANIEL CHAN OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG PUT FORWARD SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS REGARDING THE OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND VARIETY OF THE PROGRAMME.
REPERESENTATIVES ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND A PUBLIC FORUM CHAIRED BY MR. JAMES SO.
THEY SCRUTINISED REASONS FOR NON-PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENTS AMONG THE YOUTHS AND DISCUSSED VARIOUS PROPOSALS THAT MIGHT LEAD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MORE VIGOROUS AND BETTER CO-ORDINATED PROGRAMME.
COMMENTING ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE WORKSHOP, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION SAID THE WORKSHOP HAD PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ORGANISING BODIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS. SHARE EXPERIENCES AND IDENTIFY EXISTING PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
+MEANWHILE, THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE GROUPS HAVE HELPED UPDATE KNOWLEDGE OF DEMANDS AT VARIOUS STRATA AND ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION AS WELL. CERTAINLY THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE CONSIDERABLY TO CARRYING OUT THE AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME IN FUTURE YEARS, HE SAID.
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