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SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1985
CHANCE FOR YOUTHS TO DEVELOP TALENTS
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THE HONG KONG YOUTH CULTURAL AND ARTS COMPETITIONS PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD HELP DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL AND AROUSE THEIR INTEREST IN TRADITIONAL CULTURE AND ARTS, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH CULTURAL AND ARTS COMPETITIONS HELD AT THE CITY HALL.
THE COMPETITIONS, HELD OVER THE PAST YEAR, WERE SPONSORED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WITH ABOUT 7 000 YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING PART IN VARIOUS INTERESTING ACTIVITIES.
MR LIAO PRAISED PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR TALENTS AND ABILITIES, AND SAID THAT THEY HAD COMPLIED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR THEME OF PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
HE SAID THE COMPETITIONS HAD BEEN ORGANISED FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS AND WERE STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONS AND PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
MR LIAO ALSO PRESENTED PRIZES TO WINNERS OF EIGHT CATEGORIES OF THE COMPETITIONS WHICH INCLUDE TRANSLATION, CHINESE ESSAY WRITING, CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY, DEBATE, POSTER DESIGN, CHINESE SPEECH, PAINTING, AND NEWS AND ACADEMIC QUIZ.
AN EXHIBITION OF THE WINNING ENTRIES OF THE COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL LOW BLOCK ON JUNE 29 AND 30.
REMINDER ABOUT NEW ID CARDS *****
MEN BORN IN 1937, 1938, 1939 AND 1940 ARE REMINDED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THEY SHOULD APPLY FOR NEW ID CARDS BEFORE JUNE 29.
+SINCE JUNE 17 AND JUNE 22 ARE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THERE ARE ONLY 10 WORKING DAYS LEFT BEFORE THE END OF THIS PHASE,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
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