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SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1979
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME FOR CENTRAL-WESTERN DISTRICT STARTS
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THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME FOR THE CENTRAL-WESTERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND, COMPRISING NEARLY 500 EVENTS, WAS TODAY (SATURDAY) OFFICIALLY OPENED.
TO MARK THE OPENING, A SWIMMING GALA, FEATURING DEMONSTRATIONS ON CANOEING AND SWIMMING, WAS HELD AT THE KENNEDY TOWN SWIMMING POOL. IT WAS THE FIRST OF A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT OFFICER (CENTRAL-WESTERN-ISLANDS), MRS. ROSE GOODSTADT, AND CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (CENTRAL AND WESTERN), MR. RICKY FUNG.
ADDRESSING THE GATHERING, MRS. GOODSTADT SAID THE LONG SUMMER BREAK PROVIDED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT LEARNING THROUGH RECREATION WAS AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF DEVELOPING A BROAD PERSONALITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
+THE FREEDOM FROM SCHOOL REGULATIONS AND THE EXTENSIVE SCOPE FOR PERSONAL CHOICE OFFERED BY THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME GIVE THEM THE CHANCE TO MATURE AND BROADEN THE IR MIND, SHE SAID.
FIRING PRACTICE ****
FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE HA TSUEN-CASTLE PEAK
RANGE ON THURSDAY (JULY 19) FROM 8.30 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN RED FLAGS ARE FLYING DURING THE TIME OF PRACTICE.