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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1983
+ THE 10 YOUTH LEADERS WITH US HERE TODAY ARE EXAMPLES OF
SUCH COMMUNITY SPIRITED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS IN MAKING THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME ONE OF THE MOST POP LAR EVENTS OF THE YEAR, MR YEUNG SAID. POPLAR
THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DONATED ANNUALLY BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB IN RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
EACH OUTWARD BOUND SCHOLARSHIP IS MADE UP OF FEES FOR A STANDARD COURSE OFFERED AT THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, MEDICAL EXAMINATION FEES AND POCKET MONEY FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $4.000.
THE STANDARD COURSES COVER 18 DAYS OF TRAINING FOR THE 16 TO 26 YEARS OLD AGE GROUP, AND ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER THE QUALITIES OF CO- OPERATION, INITIATIVE, AND SELF-AWARENESS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF A SUSTAINED CHALLENGE.
THEY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE OUTWARD BOUND SHIP JI FUNG' WHERE THE YOUTHS WILL UNDERGO VIGOROUS TRAINING.
THERE WILL BE SCALING, RIGGING AND LONG NIGHT WATCHES ALOFT
OR AT THE END OF A DIPPING BOWSPRIT,
LIFE ABOARD THE VESSEL WILL CALL FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, TOLERANCE, LOYALTY AND DEDICATION.
CHECK KEPT ON REMOVAL OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSE
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THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, WENT TO CHEUNG CHAU TODAY (TUESDAY) TO CHECK ON WORK BEING DONE IN TRANSPORTING HOUSEHOLD REFUSE BY BARGE TO TSING YI ISLAND FOR DISPOSAL.
MR HEYWOOD FIRST WENT TO THE PIER AT TAI SHEK HAU AND SAW TONS OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSE BEING LOADED ONTO A CONTRACTOR'S BARGE.
HE THEN TOURED A PROPOSED SITE FOR A MODERN CREMATORIUM NEXT TO THE CHEUNG CHAU PUBLIC CEMETERY.
THE CREMATORIUM WILL INCLUDE A COLUMBARIUM ACCOMMODATING 500 TO 1 000 NICHES AND A LANDSCAPED GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE.
LATER, HE WENT TO THE WATERFRONT AREA AND SAW RECLAMATION WORK BEING CARRIED OUT TO PROVIDE LAND FOR A MARKET, AND A COOKED FOOD BAZAAR TO RESITE ELIGIBLE STREET TRADERS.
BEFORE LEAVING CHEUNG CHAU MR HEYWOOD ALSO INSPECTED
A NUMBER OF PUBLIC RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE CHEUNG CHAU SPORTSGROUND AND THE GAZETTED BEACHES AT TUNG WAN AND KWUN YUM WAN.
ACCOMPANYING MR HEYWOOD ON TODAY'S TOUR WERE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN TELFORD, THE SENIOR SUPER INTENDENT, SOUTH REGION, MR LEE SAI-HEI, AND THE DEPUTY URBAN SERVICES OFFICER, ISLANDS, MR MA KWONG-CHOI.
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