FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1984
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SUMMER PROJECT HELPS YOUTHS INTEGRATE
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR CHAN YING-LUN, TODAY (FRIDAY) WENT TO SEE HOW NEW ARRIVALS IN HONG KONG BENEFIT FROM THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
DURING A VISIT TO THE +HONG KONG 1 2 3+ SERVICES PROJECT ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG RED CROSS AT THE CHONG GENE HANG COLLEGE IN CHAI WAN, HE SAW NEWLY-ARRIVED YOUNGSTERS PLAYING AND LEARNING TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN BORN AND RAISED HERE.
ACCOMPANYING MR CHAN ON THE VISIT WERE MRS PEGGY WONG, PRINCIPAL YOUTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS MR CHOI WING-ON, MEMBER OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND MISS ALICE CHAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO HELP RECENT ARRIVALS FROM CHINA, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, FIT INTO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO MIX WITH THE LOCAL RESIDENTS.
OVER 100 YOUNGSTERS, RANGING FROM THE AGE OF EIGHT TO 14, TOOK PART IN THE PROJECT.
FIFTY OF THEM WERE NEW ARRIVALS FROM CHINA AND THE REST WERE FROM THE YUE WAN TEMPORARY HOUSING ESTATE.
THE TWO-WEEK PROGRAMME CONSISTS OF SUCH ACTIVITIES AS FILM SHOWS, PICNICS, SPEECH COMPETITIONS, BALL GAMES, AND VISITS TO FACTORIES AND THE SPACE MUSEUM.
VOLUNTEER WORKERS WHO HELPED WITH WORK ON THE PROJECT ARE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM CANNOSIAN CONVENT SCHOOL. CHONG GENE HANG COLLEGE, SALESIAN SCHOOL, PRECIOUS BLOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MR CHAN SAID HE WAS PLEASED TO SEE BOTH THE VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS ENJOYING THEMSELVES AND BENEFITING FROM THE EXPERIENCE.
ACTING AS A JUDGE IN A SPEECH COMPETITION, HE SAID HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE ELOQUENCE OF THE CONTESTANTS.
TODAY'S VISIT IS ONE OF THE VISITS ARRANGED THIS SUMMER FOR SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND UMELCO MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME,
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