SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 ·
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DISTRICT BOARD TO SUPPORT CHILDREN ACTIVITIES
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THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD WILL SPEND $315 000 TO PROMOTE CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL CHILDREN IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR,
+THESE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TRAINING COURSES FOR BALLET DANCING, DRAWING, CALLIGRAPHY, ORIENTAL DANCING, CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PLAYING AND THE TUÊN MUN CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICKY FUNG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE YAU OF CHILDREN DAY AT YAU OI ESTATE, HE SAID THESE GROUP ACTIVITIES MIGHT HELP STIMULATE LOCAL CHILDREN'S INTERESTS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY HOBBIES, AS WELL AS TO INJECT A SENSE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
+1 HOPE THEY WILL ALL BECOME CIVIC-MINDED CITIZENS AND BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY IN FUTURE, HE SAID.
MR FUNG ALSO NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS WATCHING CLOSELY PROBLEMS CONCERNING LOCAL CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY IN PROVIDING THEM WITH FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION.
+ IN EVERY NEW PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, UNITS ARE ALWAYS RESERVED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CHILD CARE CENTRES, KINDERGARTENS AND SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE.
+TAKE ON TING AND YAU OI ESTATES FOR EXAMPLES,+ HE SAID, +THE GOVERNMENT RESPONDED QUICKLY TO THE PROBLEM OF INSUFFICIENT PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES BY BUILDING TWO MORE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AND PLANNING TO CONVERT THE COVERED PLAYGROUNDS IN FOUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS INTO TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS TO COPE WITH THE URGENT NEED,→ HE SAID.
MR FUNG ADDED THAT RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WERE ALSO AVAILABLE IN EVERY HOUSING ESTATES FOR CHILDREN.
SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD, TODAY'S EVENT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OF YAU OI ESTATE, PENINSULA JAYCEES AND THE YAU OF ESTATE OFFICE.
MORE THAN 5 000 PARENTS AND CHILDREN ENJOYED THEMSELVES WITH AN ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME INCLUDING BAND PERFORMANCES, MAGIC SHOWS, CHILDREN TELEMATCH AND SINGING, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCES BY TELEVISION ARTISTS.
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