TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1981
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YUEN LONG SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
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A FEATURE OF THIS YEAR'S YUEN LONG DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME WILL BE A TWO-DAY RECREATION CAMP FOR THE ABLE AND THE DISABLED.
DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM, SAID THIS TODAY (TUESDAY) WHEN LAUNCHING THE PROGRAMME AT THE LUT SAU HALL.
HE SAID THE CAMP WAS BEING HELD IN RESPONSE TO THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR THE DISABLED.
IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JULY 4 AND 5 AT THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLE BODIED CENTRE AT POK FU LAM. OF THE 100 PEOPLE TAKING PART 60 WILL BE HANDICAPPED.
+THIS SHOWS THAT THE DISABLED ARE NOT BEING NEGLECTED, BUT ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, MR CHUI SAID.
MORE THAN 160 SPORTS, RECREATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD AT SCHOOLS, VILLAGE OPEN SPACES, YOUTH CENTRES, THE TOWN HALL AND PLAYGROUNDS IN THE DISTRICT OVER THE COMING TWO MONTHS.
ABOUT 50 000 LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN BALL GAMES, SPORTS COMPETITIONS, VISITS, SKILL TRAINING, CAMPING, CULTURAL SHOWS AND OUTINGS.
MR CHUI SAID THE AIMS OF THE ACTIVITIES WERE TO RELIEVE TENSION AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE IR SUMMER HOLIDAYS BY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN HEALTHY PURSUITS.
+SUCH ACTIVITIES CAN HELP THEM BUILD UP CONF IDENCE, LEARN USEFUL SKILLS AND CULTIVATE NEW INTERESTS, HE SAID.
+A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND A SOUND PERSONAL ITY CAN ALSO BE DEVELOPED.+
PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN YUEN LONG WOULD BE IMPROVED AND EXPANDED IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, MR CHUI SAID.
MAJOR PROJECTS WOULD INCLUDE A COVERED SPECTATOR STAND AT THE STADIUM, A SWIMMING COMPLEX, A LIBRARY AND SQUASH COURTS.
SUITABLE SITES WERE ALSO OUTLINED FOR BUILDING SKATING RINKS, A MINI-SOCCER PITCH AND BASKETBALL, BADMINTON, AND TENNIS COURTS.
HE SAID IN THE NEAR FUTURE THE LUT SAU HALL WOULD BE HANDED OVER TO THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHICH WOULD PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT AND ARRANGE CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE,
HE EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE DISTRICT BOARDS, APART FROM IMPROVING ADMINISTRATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE PART ICPATION IN LOCAL AFFAIRS, ESPECIALLY RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FUNCTIONS.
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