FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1983
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+OUR TARGET AUDIENCE THIS TIME WILL BE YOUNGSTERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 TO 20. IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THIS INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING 60-MINUTE PROGRAMME, THEY WILL BE DISSUADED FROM BECOMING INVOLVED IN CRIME, SAID MISS CANDY CHEA WHO IS HOSTING THE PROGRAMME.
+IN EACH EPISODE, WE WILL BE INTERVIEWING A WELL-KNOWN PERSON WHO WILL TELL US HOW HE OR SHE OVERCAME ADVERSITIES AND EVENTUALLY ATTAINED HIS OR HER GOAL. IT IS HOPED THAT THE SUCCESS STORIES OF THESE PERSONALITIES WILL SET GOOD EXAMPLES FOR THE YOUNG AUDIENCE,+ SHE SAID.
+THE PROGRAMME WILL ALSO FEATURE CASE STORIES OF YOUTHS WHO HAD ONCE BEEN INVOLVED IN CRIME BUT WHO MANAGED TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF, SHE ADDED.
AN ESSAY COMPETITION WILL BE ORGANISED AS PART OF THE RADIO PROGRAMME AND THE AUDIENCE WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO PHONE IN FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE PROGRAMME PRESENTER.
GROUPS TO GET AWARDS FOR EXCEPTIONAL WORK
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LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN AWARDS FOR ORGANISING OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
A SELECTION COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR H.T. LUI, AND COMPRISING THREE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND EIGHT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, WAS FORMED IN MARCH THIS YEAR TO CONSIDER THE AWARDS.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ORGANISED WITH SUBSIDIES FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS BETWEEN MAY 1 THIS YEAR AND FEBRUARY 14, 1984 WILL BE ELIGIBLE.
MR LUI SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE AWARD SCHEME WAS TO ENCOURAGE EFFECTIVE USE OF BOARD FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY WORK AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE THE SPIRIT OF EASTERN AND THE IMAGE OF THE BOARD.
IT WILL ALSO HELP UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS AND KEEP BOARD MEMBERS BETTER INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF SUCH ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT,
DETAILS OF THE AWARD SCHEME WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON. MR LUI AND MEMBERS OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL BE PRESENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS COMFERENCE AT 3 PM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, 884-886 KING'S ROAD.
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