FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1934
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ROAD SAFETY WEEK IN TUEN MUN
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A SPECTACULAR ROAD SAFETY PARADE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING AT THE TANG SHIU KIN PLAYGROUND TO START THIS YEAR'S TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
THE PARADE, WILL BE PERFORMED BY NINE SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROL TEAMS IN THE DISTRICT, AS PART OF THE WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN FOCUSING ON PEDESTRIAN AND COMMUTER SAFETY.
THE CAMPAIGN IS AIMED ESPECIALLY AT CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.
THE CAMPAIGN IS SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD AND IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHRISTOPHER WONG, THE POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR MARTIN BROWN AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP COURSE STARTS
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AN EIGHT-WEEK LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN EASTERN DISTRICT TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SEMINARS IN THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHEME WAS HELD THIS EVENING (FRIDAY) AT THE KIANGSU CHEKIANG PRIMARY SCHOOL HALL IN NORTH POINT.
EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR H.T. LUI SPOKE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS NEXT MARCH.
THE 130 PARTICIPANTS IN THE SCHEME, AGED BETWEEN 17 AND 25, WILL BE ATTENDING SEMINARS EACH FRIDAY, SUBJECTS WILL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNITY AWARENESS, PROGRAMME PLANNING AND ORGANISING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND SMALL GROUP WORK.
THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO ATTEND A WORK CAMP ON DECEMBER 8 AND 9 AT THE MING FAL CAMP ON CHEUNG CHAU.
AT THE END OF THE TRAINING COURSE, THEY WILL EACH HAVE TO ORGANISE A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT IN THE DISTRICT.
THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHEME IS ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND 'S SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
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