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ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR'S THEME OF +PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE+ NEARLY ALL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TOWARD SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY, AND ALSO TO ENJOY THE IR SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.
IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT, A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD' AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY WELL-KNOWN TELEVISION ARTISTS, LION DANCES, BAND MUSIC AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT.
KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT HAS ORGANISED AN ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME FEATURING BALLET BY 150 CHILDREN FROM THE YWCA, MAGIC SHOW, CHORAL SINGING, A TAEKWANDO DEMONSTRATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
HIGHLIGHTS AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT PROGRAMME INCLUDE A CREATIVE CONTEST BY ABOUT 300 YOUTHS, AND PERFORMANCES BY THE HONG KONG BUDDHIST NICHIREN SHOSUN (DRUM AND FIFE) TEAM AND THE SHAM SHUI PO CHILDREN'S CHOIR.
AT WONG TAI SIN, NUMEROUS EVENTS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT SUCH AS A CARNIVAL, TELEGAMES FOR CHILDREN, A BOOK
A FOLK EXHIBITION, A FUN FAIR AND A TABLE-TENNIS COMPETITION. DANCE WILL PRECEDE THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE WONG TAI SIN TEMPLE.
ORGANISERS IN KWUN TONG DISTRICT HAVE PLANNED A SPECIAL FAMILY FILM SHOW AT THE COSMOS THEATRE AND A TREE-PLANTING EXERCISE BY MORE THAN 100 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT THE TSUI PING ROAD PLAYGROUND.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE NORTH DISTRICT SYP, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS CAN ENJOY VARIOUS GAMES STALLS AT A CARNIVAL IN THE PLAYGROUND OF CHEUNG WAH ESTATE IN FANLING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONIES AND EVENTS OF THE ABOVE DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE TIME, VENUE AND OFFICIATING GUESTS OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES:
CENTRAL AND WESTERN, 2 PM AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT, CENTRAL. OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG, ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KIM SALKELD, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR VINCENT KO, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT'S SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR WU CHOR-NAM.
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