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*THE THEMES FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE 'PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE' WHICH ARE ALSO THE THEMES FOR THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR, HE SAID.
MR AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE JOCKEY CLUB OUTWARD BOUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 1984 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME. THREE YOUTH LEADERS WERE AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE IR OUTSTANDING WORK IN THE PROGRAMME.
+THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SUMMER TO JOIN IN SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES,+ SAID MR AKERS-JONES.
+THE PROGRAMME OWES ITS SUCCESS TO THE GENEROUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND THE REMARKABLE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS YOUTH ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY-SPIRITED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED ACTIVELY IN THE PLANNING AND RUNNING VARIOUS EVENTS,+ HE ADDED.
+THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOLARSHIP IS TO SHOW APPRECIATION OF THE INVALUABLE SERVICES DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS HAVE RENDERED TO THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, HE SAID.
THE RECIPIENTS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE MISS KATHLEEN WONG, A 22-YEAR-OLD ESTATE AGENT, MR KWOK WING-CHOW, A 25-YEAR-OLD FIREMAN, AND MR TANG SAI-PUN, A 20-YEAR-OLD STUDENT.
THEY WILL TAKE AN 18-DAY OUTWARD BOUND DIPLOMA COURSE, WHICH INCLUDES SAILING ON THE JI FUNG TO LEARN ABOUT SAILING. OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE NAVIGATION, SMALL BOAT SAILING EXPEDITIONS, CANOEING, SWIMMING, INITIATIVE GAMES, FIRST AID TRAINING AND WALKING AND CAMPING EXPEDITIONS.
STUDENTS URGED TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE+
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU, TOLD 182 SCHOOL LEAVERS TODAY THAT CHOOSING A SPOKESMAN TO REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS AND TO MANAGE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ON THEIR BEHALF WAS NOT A TASK TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY,
SPEAKING AT THE 35TH SPEECH DAY OF THE YUEN LONG PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL, MR HSU SAID: IF YOU ARE TO FULFIL YOUR PROPER RESPONSIBILITY TO SOCIETY, YOU MUST PREPARE YOURSELF IN VANCE BY STUDYING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF EVERY-DAY LIFE, HE SAID.
HE SAID THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD SHARE A COMMON RESPONSIBILITY TO SOCIE
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