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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1983
LOCAL YOUTHS TO ATTEND OMAN CELEBRATIONS
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A NINE-MEMBER YOUTH DELEGATION FROM HONG KONG WILL BE HEADING FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN IN MID-NOVEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS AT THE INVITATION OF THE OMANIAN GOVERNMENT.
THE DELEGATES, AGED BETWEEN 20 AND 22, HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION FROM NOMINATIONS BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS AND OTHER VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
THEY ARE CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF THE IR COMMUNITY SERVICE, THEIR COMMAND OF THE ARABIC OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE ABILITY TO TAKE ON THE ROLE AS AMBASSADORS TO PROMOTE THE IMAGE OF HONG KONG.
THE YEAR 1983 IS BEING OBSERVED IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN AS YOUTH YEAR, AND THE NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS WHICH TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 19 AND 20 ARE PARTICULARLY DEDICATED TO YOUTHS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
THE HONORARY CONSUL OF THE SULTANATE OF OMAN IN HONG KONG, MR ANTHONY ASHWORTH SAID THE SPECTACULAR EVENT IS AIMED AT FOSTERING BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND GOODWILL AMONG YOUTHS OF ALL RACES, COLOUR OR CREED.
YOUTH DELEGATIONS FROM ALL OVER IN THE SULTANATE, VISITING PLACES OF PEOPLE FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGES, APART GRAND NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS WHEN ALL NATIONAL COSTUMES.
THE WORLD WILL SPEND NINE DAYS INTEREST AND MEETING OMANIAN FROM ATTENDING THE TWO-DAY DELEGATES WILL PUT ON THE IR
ALL EXPENSES WILL BE PAID BY THE OMANIAN GOVERNMENT TO COVER THE ENTIRE PROGRAMME, LASTING FROM NOVEMBER 13 UNTIL NOVEMBER 22.
FIRING PRACTICE WARNING ***
FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HA TSUEN-CASTLE PEAK RANGE ON 17 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER.
THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN RED FLAGS ARE HOISTED.
THE PRACTICE DATES ARE SEPTEMBER 1, 2, 7, 12-16, 19-20, 23-24 AND 26-30, AND PRACTICE TIMES ARE BETWEEN 8 AM AND 5 PM DAILY.
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