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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1985
THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE GREEN PAPER ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS AT GASCOIGNE ROAD AND CHATHAM ROAD.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN YAU MA TEI, THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF DB FUNDS AND PROGRESS REPORTS FROM VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD ON THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE AT 490-492 NATHAN ROAD, HOP FAT COMMERCIAL CENTRE,
JAPANESE YOUTHS TOUR TSUEN WAN
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A GROUP OF JAPANESE YOUTHS VISITED TSUEN WAN TODAY (THURSDAY) TO SEE FACILITIES IN THE NEW TOWN AND TO MEET YOUTHS IN THE DISTRICT AS PART OF THE CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED UNDER THE DISTRICT'S INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR PROGRAMME.
THE GROUP, COMPRISING 30 MEMBERS FROM KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE SPENT THE MORNING TOURING THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, AND THE COMMUNITY HALL AT SHEK WAI KOK, AND VISITING THE SCENIC YUEN YUEN INSTITUTE BEFORE ATTENDING A LUNCH RECEPTION AT THE HILLTOP COUNTRY CLUB.
AT THE RECEPTION, THEY WERE MET BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ANGUS MIU, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT YY CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN.
+ THE VISIT BY THE JAPANESE YOUTHS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN YOUTHS OF THE TWO PLACES AND ALSO PAVED THE WAY FOR THE IYY YOUTH AMBASSADOR SCHEME OF TSUEN WAN YOUTHS TO VISIT JAPAN NEXT YEAR,+ MR CHAU SAID.
+TEN YOUTHS WILL BE SELECTED FROM AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN VARIOUS IYY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND WILL BE SENT AS AMBASSADORS TO JAPAN,+ HE ADDED.
THE VISITORS ARE FROM VARIOUS PROFESSIONS, RANGING FROM POLICE OFFICERS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSMEN. MOST OF THEM ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ACTIVITY SERVICES.
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