TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1980
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FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR WELSH YOUTHS
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THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR LI FOOK-KOW TODAY (TUESDAY) HOSTED A RECEPTION FOR SIX VISITORS FROM SOUTH GLAMORGAN, WALES, WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THREE-WEEKS AS PART OF A YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME.
THE PROGRAMME, KNOWN AS +COMMONWEALTH SPRINGBOARD+, IS CO-ORDINATED BY THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH EXCHANGE COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH CONTINUING TWO-WAY EXCHANGE LINKS BETWEEN EDUCATION AUTHORITIES IN BRITAIN AND OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES.
IN HONG KONG THE LINK IS WITH THE SECRETARIAT FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
THE PROGRAMME ALSO ENABLES YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER THROUGH EXCHANGING IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES.
DURING THE VISIT, THE SIX YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TOURED VARIOUS RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES, PUBLIC
HOUSING ESTATES AND A REFUGEE CAMP AT KAI TAK. THEY ALSO MET GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR OFFICIALS.
THEY WILL BE LEAVING HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
AT THE RECEPTION, MR LI ALSO PRESENTED COMMONWEALTH DIPLOMAS IN YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO TWO HONG KONG PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIFTH DIPLOMA COURSE RUN BY THE ASIA-PACIFIC CENTRE AT CHANDIGARH, INDIA.
THE ASIA-PACIFIC CENTRE IS ONE OF THREE REGIONAL CENTRES WHICH HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AS INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE SPECIALISED EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO THOSE WHO ARE, OR LIKELY TO BECOME, KEY PERSONNEL IN YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAMMES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH.
THE SIX-MONTH COURSE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A BALANCED COMBINATION OF INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING AND PRACTICAL WORK ON A +SANDWICH+ PATTERN.
NEW TAI KOO SHING FERRY SERVICE
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THE NEW FERRY SERVICE FROM TAI KOO SHING - WHICH WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (TUESDAY) IS AN EXEMPLARY INSTANCE OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN PROPERTY DEVELOPER, A PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATOR AND THE GOVERNMENT.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY DR RICHARD BUTLER, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT, DURING THE SERVICE'S OPENING CEREMONY.
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BUT, DR BUTLER ALSO SAID THE SERVICE WOULD NOT BE THE SOLUTION TO THE TRANSPORT CONGESTION ALONG THE ISLAND CORRIDOR.
THERE WAS