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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1980
A SIMILAR SEMINAR, ORGANISED FOR ALL CHAIRMEN OF THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN KWUN TONG, WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE SEMINAR. TRANSPORT TO UNITED COLLEGE WILL LEAVE KWUN TONG CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AT 2 PM TOMORROW.
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CARNIVAL ****
MORE THAN 5 000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILY GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A FREE ENTERTAINMENT-PACKED CARNIVAL TO BE HELD AT SHA TIN RACE COURSE ON AUGUST 24 (SUNDAY).
THE CARNIVAL IS BEING ORGANISED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE. ALL ARE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION (CCCYR).
+THIS CARNIVAL IS THE BIGGEST TERRITORY-WIDE EVENT EVER ORGANISED FOR THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME. IN PREVIOUS YEARS ONLY DISTRICT ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANISED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE ALTERED THE FORMAT A LITTLE BY PROVIDING RECREATION FOR ALL, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE.
A FUN FAIR, WITH 21 SPECIALLY DECORATED STALLS, WILL MARK THE OPENING OF THE DAY'S EVENTS.
THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE WILL ORGANISE 19 GAMES STALLS. AND YOUNG PEOPLE WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO REQUEST THEIR SONGS FROM RADIO DISC JOCKEYS IN THE RTHK CORNER.
TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE CARNIVAL-LIKE ATMOSPHERE, PARTICIPANTS MAY JOIN IN THE FUN OF A LANTERN RIDDLE STALL, ALSO PREPARED BY RTHK.
CO-OPERATION AND TEAM SPIRIT WILL BE DISPLAYED TO ITS FULL
IN A TELEGAME MATCH, WHICH WILL START AT 3 PM,
CHAIRMEN OF VARIOUS DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES AND YOUTHS FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS WILL TAKE PART IN A SERIES OF CHALLENGING GAMES. THE WINNING TEAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE WITH A SPECIAL CELEBRITY TEAM COMPRISING WELL-KNOWN JOCKEYS, DISC JOCKEYS, SINGERS AND RADIO AND TELEVISION ARTISTES, IN THE FINAL ABOUT 5 PM.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CARNIVAL WILL BE A POP CONCERT, FEATURING THE POPULAR LOCAL SINGER MISS JENNY YAN AND OTHER SUPPORTING SINGERS. ACCOMPANYING THEM WILL BE A 18-PIECE ORCHESTRA AND A GROUP OF TELEVISION DANCERS. THE CONCERT WILL START SHORTLY AFTER 6 PM BRINGING THE DAY'S PROGRAMME TO A CLOSE AT 7.30 PM.
/FREE ADMISSION