FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1983
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ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE A FOUR-DAY RESIDENTIAL CAMP FOR 300 YOUTHS TO BE HELD AT THE LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE IN SAI KUNG BETWEEN JULY 26 AND 29. THE CAMP WILL BE A MIX OF LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, SPORTS EVENTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME DISTRICTS AND ORGANISE CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES THERE. SIR PHILIP WILL VISIT THE CAMP ON JULY 28.
A NEW POLICE MOBILE FIGHT CRIME EXHIBITION CENTRE IS BEING TARGETED EXCLUSIVELY AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS, YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, FACTORIES AND OTHER INDUSTRIES WHICH EMPLOY LARGE NUMBERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IT WILL ALSO VISIT SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS.
DISTRICT FIGHT YOUTH CRIME CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE 17 JUNIOR POLICE CALL DISTRICT COUNCILS WHICH WILL OPERATE THROUGH DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES TO ORGANISE CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTIONS DESIGNED TO MEET THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF THEIR OWN DISTRICTS.
APART FROM SPEARHEADING DISTRICT ACTIVITIES. JPC WILL LAUNCH ANOTHER MAJOR RECRUITING EXERCISE FASHIONED TO ATTRACT THOSE WITHIN THE TARGET AUDIENCE TO JOIN THE SCHEME. CURRENT JPC MEMBERSHIP STANDS AT 334 400 - UP 30 000 FROM LAST YEAR.
JPC LEADERS, WHO NOW TOTAL MORE THAN 12 000, WILL BE TASKED TO HIGHLIGHT THE CAMPAIGN DURING THE MORE THAN 13 000 ACTIVITIES THEY WILL ORGANISE THIS YEAR.
A FULL LIST OF OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A FIGHT YOUTH CRIME COMPETITION WITH THE SIX WINNERS VISITING HOLLAND AND THE UK NEXT YEAR; TV PROGRAMMES AND GOVERNMENT COMMERCIALS AND A SERIES OF SPECIAL BULLETINS ON CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME AND GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS TO DETECT WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING ASTRAY IS BEING DRAWN UP TO DRIVE HOME THE CAMPAIGN MESSAGE.
THIRD PHASE OF ID CARD SCHEME STARTING
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE THIRD PHASE OF THE NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUE SCHEME WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN JULY 11 AND AUGUST 6.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID, DURING THE FOUR-WEEK PERIOD, MEN BORN IN 1962 ARE REQUIRED TO EXCHANGE THEIR OLD ID CARDS FOR NEW ONES. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY LEAD TO PROSECUTION.+
THE THIRD PHASE WILL COVER ABOUT 62 000 MALE RESIDENTS IN THIS AGE GROUP.
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