SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1985
IYY FESTIVAL COMES TO A SUCCESSFUL END
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LADY YOUDE TODAY (SATURDAY) PRESENTED PRIZES TO AWARD WINNERS TO BRING THE MONTH-LONG IYY 85 YOUTH FESTIVAL TO A SUCCESSFUL END,
FIVE AWARD SCHEMES WERE ORGANISED DURING THE FESTIVAL, JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (CCCIYY) AND TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED, TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTING ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTHS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR TALENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN VARIOUS FIELDS.
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE IYY 85 YOUTH FESTIVAL, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CCCIYY, MRS SELINA CHOW, CALLED ON YOUTHS TO EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND REGISTER AS A VOTER.
+MORE THAN 110 000 YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD REACH THE AGE OF 21 AT THE END OF THIS YEAR AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AS VOTERS,+ SHE SAID.
+BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 1, THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT AND SIGN UP SO THAT THEY CAN VOTE TO ELECT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, URBAN COUNCILLOR AND REGIONAL COUNCILLOR IN FUTURE.
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+THIS IS A CALL TO WHICH ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG SHOULD RESPOND, AS THEY DID TO THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR AND THE '85 YOUTH FESTIVAL, SHE ADDED.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE IYY 85 YOUTH FESTIVAL, MR ROBERT CHAN, SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE TO THE FESTIVAL.
+MORE THAN 11 000 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE FIVE AWARD COMPETITIONS COVERING THE FIELDS OF DESIGN, ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITY PLANNING, MUSIC AND INTER-SCHOOL EVENTS, HE SAID,
+THE FIVE YOUTH FESTIVAL SPECIALS SHOWN ON TELEVISION DURING AUGUST REACHED AN ESTIMATED AUDIENCE OF FOUR MILLION, HE ADDED.
DURING A BRIEF CEREMONY AT THE TVB STUDIO, LADY YOUDE PRESENTED PRIZES TO THE FIVE AWARD WINNERS AND SOUVENIRS TO THE CO-ORGANISERS OF THE FESTIVAL.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE FUNCTION WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF TVB, SIR RUN RUN SHAW, AND THE PATRONS OF 185 YOUTH FESTIVAL, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO- MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN AND DR PHILIP KWOK.
THE YOUNG DESIGNER AWARD WENT TO MR HO SAI DUN, A 23-YEAR- OLD HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC STUDENT WHILE THE YOUNG TOUR CO-ORDINATOR AWARD WAS WON BY MISS SARAH TANG, A REGISTERED TOUR CO-ORDINATOR.
/THE HO