SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1985
A LAW CALLED ON YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN VARIOUS ACTIES ORGANISED BY YOUTH SERVICE UNITS, IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR, SUCH ACTIVITY WOULD ALSO HELP TO DDED TO THEM FOR A BETTER FUTURE.
THE ZION YOUTH SERVICE CENTRE, LOCATED IN KO CHIU ROAD ESTATE, KOWLOON, HAS BEEN SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE ESTATE AND
THE NEIGHBOUR ING AREAS.
IT ENCOURAGES THEM TO UTILISE LEISURE TIME CONSTRUCTIVELY TO TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES AND TO DEVELOP INTERESTS, AND A SENSE
RESPONSIBILITY TO THE SOCIETY.
MR LAW PAID TRIBUTE TO THE CENTRE FOR ITS VALUABLE SERVICES FOR THE LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, AND TO THE
ESIDENTS THERE FOR THE IR CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT.
'BORN TO LIVE' FOR UK SCREENS ****
'BORN TO LIVE', THE RTHK TELEVISION PROGRAMME ABOUT THE LIVES AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TWO SEVERELY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE, HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY THE BBC AND WILL BE TRANSMITTED IN FEBRUARY.
THE DRAMA-DOCUMENTARY, DIRECTED BY RACHEL ZEN, RUNS 90 MINUTES. IT WON SILVER AWARDS AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM AND TV FESTIVAL OF NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER AND THE CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL LATER THAT MONTH, TWO OF THE SEVEN AWARDS WON BY RTHK TELEVISION THIS SEASON.
+BORN TO LIVE+ WAS SHOWN WITH ENGLISH SUB-TITLES IN HONG KONG AFTER FIRST BEING SEEN BY CHINESE VIEWERS. THE BBC ALSO INTENDS TO TRANSMIT IT WITH ENGLISH SUB-TITLES.
THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MR STUART WILKINSON, SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCASION ON WHICH RTHK HAD MADE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT SALE.
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THE AGREED PRICE WAS POUNDS 5 000, PLUS THE COSTS OF PROVIDING RECORDING, HE SAID.
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