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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1984
+CONCERN FOR NEW GENERATION COMMITTEE FORMED
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A +CONCERN FOR THE NEW GENERATION+ COMMITTEE HAS RECENTLY BEEN SET UP BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE TO AROUSE YOUNG PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN COMMUNITY WORK.
THE COMMITTEE COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE, THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHINESE YOUNG MEN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN ORGANISED, INCLUDING AN ON-STREET SURVEY BY 50 VOLUNTARY WORKERS FROM THE YMCA LAST MONTH.
FOR THE SURVEY, HE SAID, 500 YOUTHS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 24 WERE ASKED OF THEIR VIEWS OF THE EXISTING FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
+RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE ANALYSED AND A REPORT WILL BE COMPILED FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS' CONSIDERATION, HE SAID.
+COPIES OF THE REPORT WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A THREE-HOUR VARIETY SHOW AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 19), STARTING AT 2 PM.
THE SHOW WILL INCLUDE LION DANCES, BRASS BAND AND HARMONICA PERFORMANCES, FOLK DANCE, MARTIAL ARTS AND GYMNASTIC DEMONSTRATIONS, AND A BAMBOO DANCE SPONSORED BY THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL.
A VOLUNTARY SERVICES COUNTER A MINIATURE ROAD SAFETY TOWN, AND A PHOTO EXHIBITION ON FIGHT CRIME ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE STAGED.
NOTE TO EDITORS1
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT'S 'CONCERN FOR THE NEW GENERATION" VARIETY SHOW AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 19) AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT, CENTRAL.
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