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YOUTH LEADERS TO GATHER AT BIG FORUM
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OVER 110 REPRESENTATIVES FROM ELEVEN DIFFERENT UNIFORMED YOUTH GROUPS REPRESENTING 50 000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WILL MEET AT AN OPEN YOUTH FORUM ON DECEMBER 28 (TUESDAY) AT THE YMCA WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE.
ORGANISED BY THE CIVIL AID SERVICES CADET CORPS, THE FORUM AIMS AT OBTAINING:
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF TODAY'S YOUTHS,
THEIR VIEWS ON THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES,
THEIR LIFE IN A CROWDED ENVIRONMENT, AND
HOW THEY SPEND THEIR LEISURE TIME.
IT IS FELT THAT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE PARTICIPANTS WILL HELP YOUTH LEADERS IN PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTHS IN THE FUTURE, AS SOME 12.5 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION ARE IN THE 14 TO 19 YEARS AGE GROUP, A CAS SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THESE YOUTHS ARE A VERY IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION AND THE IR INTERESTS, EDUCATION, RECREATION AND WELFARE ARE OF 'KEEN CONCERN TO ALL YOUTH WORKERS AND THE GOVERNMENT', HE ADDED.
TAKING PART IN THE FORUM WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG RED CROSS, ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (JUNIOR LEADERS), ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, HONG KONG AIR CADET CORPS, HONG KONG SEA CADET CORPS, THE SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, POLICE CADET SCHOOL, HONG KONG COUNCIL OF BOYS BRIGADE AND THE CIVIL AID SERVICES CADET CORPS.
REPRESENTATIVES WILL ASSEMBLE ON DECEMBER 27 (MONDAY) AND STAY IN THE VILLAGE OVERNIGHT TO ENJOY ORGANISED SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION BEFORE THE FORUM STARTS THE FOLLOWING DAY.
FIELD STUDY DAY FOR GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS
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A GEOGRAPHY FIELD STUDY DAY WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH FOR FORMS FOUR AND FIVE GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS.
THE FUNCTION, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 22, NEXT YEAR AT THE FIELD STUDIES ́ CENTRE, SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE AT PAK KONG, AIMS AT ACQUAINTING TEACHERS WITH FIELD TECHNIQUES RELATED TO GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION IN UPPER SECONDARY FORMS.
IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE GEOGRAPHY SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE.
/SEVERAL GEOGRAPHY
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