SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1980
IN MID-SEPTEMBER, SCHOOLS WILL BE INVITED TO JOIN A CARTOON DRAWING COMPETITION ON THE RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER+. ALL THE ENTRIES WILL BE EXHIBITED.
OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THIS YEAR INCLUDE VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS, CLEAN BEACH ACTIVITIES, LEADERSHIP TRAINING CAMPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE (VISITING HOMES FOR THE AGED AND REFUGEE CAMPS), TALKS, AND A FUN FAIR.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANISED WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND PUBLIC BODIES.
MEMBERSHIP OF COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS AT THE END OF JUNE WAS ABOUT 38 000, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 34 PER CENT OVER THE MEMBERSHIP FIGURE AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
THE NUMBER OF MEMBER SCHOOLS INCREASED FROM 373 TO 428 DURING THE SAME PERIOD.
+STATISTICS ALSO SHOW THAT MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1979 AND FEBRUARY 1980 WAS WELL OVER 48 000 TIMES, WHICH REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF A GOOD 50 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
LANTERN PARADE TO BE HELD IN NORTH NT
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MORE THAN 2 000 STUDENTS FROM NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES ARE BEING INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A LANTERN PARADE IN OCTOBER TO MARK THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE.
NORTH DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF SHEUNG SHUI, SHEK WU HUI, TA KWU ́LING, FANLING AND SHA TAU KOK AND THE BORDER AREA, WAS FORMERLY PART OF TAI PO DISTRICT. IT BECAME A SEPARATE DISTRICT LAST OCTOBER TO STREAMLINE ADMINISTRATION.
DURING THE PARADE ON OCTOBER 3, STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH LANTERNS AND WILL TOUR THE CENTRAL AREA OF MAJOR TOWNS IN THE DISTRICT BEFORE GATHERING AT FANLING PLAYGROUND WHERE A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD.
THE SHOW WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR SINGERS, A MAGIC SHOW, AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE DANCES BY STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS.
NEARLY 5 000 PEOPLE INCLUDING GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND DIGNITARIES WILL ATTEND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THE EVENT WAS AN EFFORT BY GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC TO HELP CULTIVATE A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS.
A PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, RURAL COMMITTEES AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS HAS BEEN FORMED FOR THE OCCASION.
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