MONDAY, MAY 17, 1982
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MORE MONEY FOR SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES
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THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS DONATED $4 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
THE AMOUNT, REPRESENTING A 33 PER CENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S DONATION OF $3 MILLION, WAS RECEIVED RECENTLY BY THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION.
THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR FRANCIS OZORIO, SAID THE DONATION WOULD HELP INJECT MORE ACTIVITIES INTO THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME.
+ IT WILL ALSO MEAN BETTER ACTIVITIES AND WILL ENABLE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TWO-MONTH LONG PROGRAMME, MR OZORIO SAID.
HE SAID IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SAY AT THIS STAGE HOW MANY ACTIVITIES WOULD BE ORGANISED AS NUMEROUS ORGANISATIONS, BOTH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING.
IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE COST OF THE WHOLE PROGRAMME WOULD EXCEED $10 MILLION, HE SAID,
THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR D. AKERS-JONES WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM ON JUNE 26.
THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S MUSIC CAMP, FORESTRY WORK CAMPS, DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME AND VARIETY SHOW.
MORE PARKING METERS FOR WESTERN DISTRICT
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PARKING METERS WILL BE INSTALLED IN HOLLAND STREET AND SAI CHEUNG STREET IN WESTERN DISTRICT FROM 8 AM ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 19).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ADDED THAT MORE METERS WOULD ALSO BE INSTALLED IN WAN CHAI, TAI HANG AND SMITHFIELD IN WESTERN DISTRICT SHORTLY.