SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1982
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THE SHA TIN ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT. ACAN HAD PROVIDED $150 000 TOWARDS CAMPAIGN EXPENSES WHILE THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD AND LOCAL RESIDENTS HAD DONATED A FURTHER $30 000.
NEARLY 30 ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD DURING THE THREE-WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN. THESE INCLUDE VARIETY SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, SEMINAR CAMPS, FILM SHOWS, SCHOOL TALKS, VISITS, A HORSE-RIDING DAY AND A DISCO-NIGHT, SPEECH AND PAINTING CONTESTS, A TABLE-TENNIS COMPETITION AND A MODEL CAR RACE. A PUBLICITY SONG HAD ALSO BEEN SPECIALLY COMPOSED FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
TODAY'S OPENING AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SHA TIN PUBLIC SPORTS GROUND WAS STARTED OFF WITH A +FLAG-HOISTING+ CEREMONY AND WAS FOLLOWED BY AN EXCITING TELE-MATCH. THERE WERE ALSO PERFORMANCES BY A GURKHA MILITARY BAND AND THE SHA TIN CHILDREN'S CHOIR, AS WELL AS LION AND DRAGON DANCES.
THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY MR WAI HON-LEUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE MR C.M. LEUNG, ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS AND DR PATRICK HASE, DISTRICT OFFICER (SHA TIN).
CYC MOVEMENT
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FOCAL POINT TO DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL EDUCATION
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THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MOVEMENT IS THE FOCAL POINT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, SAID THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE FIRST ANNUAL PARADE OF THE CYC AT THE MONG KOK STADIUM IN KOWLOON, MR LEUNG SAID THE MOVEMENT ENCOURAGED THE YOUNG TO SEE BEYOND THEMSELVES INTO A WIDER WORLD AND TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF CONCERN AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHERS.
+ IT IS PRACTICAL MORAL EDUCATION IN WHICH ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. IT IS ALSO A VERY ENJOYABLE FORM OF EDUCATION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HEALTHY, POSITIVE ACTIVITY,+ HE SAID.
THE PARADE, THE FIRST SINCE CYC WAS ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY 1978, WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE VERY GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB (CHARITIES) LTD. MR LEUNG EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT IT WOULD BECOME A REGULAR EVENT IN THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT THE JOCKEY CLUB'S GENEROSITY WOULD ALSO ENABLE THE CYC TO ORGANISE AN OVERSEAS VISIT FOR SEVERAL OF ITS MOST OUTSTANDING MEMBERS - A PARTICULARLY VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONCERNED MEMBERS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER YOUTH GROUPS AND CIVIC ORGANISATIONS ABROAD.
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