SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1983
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FUN DAY FOR LOK FU FAMILIES
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MORE THAN 100 FAMILIES TODAY (SUNDAY) PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF TELEMATCHES ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE EVENT MARKED THE OPENING OF A TWO-WEEK PROGRAMME +HAPPY FAMILIES IN LOK FU+ WHICH FEATURES A FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION DAY, A VARIETY SHOW, A COLOURING COMPETITION, A PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST, TELEMATCHES AND A CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PAUL WONG, SAID THAT THE EVENT WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING MORE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND AROUSING THE IR CONSCIOUSNESS TOWARDS THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME ALSO INCLUDED A CHINESE FOLK DANCE AND A BRASS BAND PERFORMANCE.
IN THE AFTERNOON, A GAMES DAY FOR DISABLED AND ABLE-BODIED PERSONS WAS HELD AT THE PO LEUNG KUK CENTENARY SCHOOL IN CHOI WAN ESTATE AND ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1 000 VISITORS.
THE EVENT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, CHOI WAN AREA COMMITTEE AND THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE INTEGRATION OF THE DISABLED INTO THE COMMUNITY.
APART FROM A VARIETY SHOW, THERE WERE VARIOUS TELEGAMES WITH PARTICIPATING TEAMS MADE UP OF OVER 300 DISABLED AND ABLE- BODIED RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
PRIZES WERE ALSO AWARDED TO WINNERS IN A REHABILITATION POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION HELD IN THE DISTRICT EARLIER.
GUIDING HELPS DEVELOP CHARACTERS
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AKERS-JONES
TODAY'S INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ISLAND REGIONAL ASSOCIATION WAS DESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AS YET ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDING IN HONG KONG,
ADDRESSING THE GATHERING AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT, HE SAID THAT THE PURPOSE OF A REGIONAL ASSOCIATION IS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE GIRLS TO JOIN IN GUIDING AND TO CO-ORDINATE THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE REGION.
+WITH THE FORMATION OF THE REGIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE VARIOUS DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS ON THE ISLAND WILL BE STRENGTHENED WHICH IN TURN WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE GUIDING ITSELF GIVES GIRLS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP
THE IR CHARACTERS AND TO TRAIN SO THAT THEY WILL BE BETTER CITIZENS AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.
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