SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1985
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POSTER DESIGN SOUGHT FOR CIVIC EDUCATION DRIVE
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MONG KOK RESIDENTS ARE BEING INVITED TO JOIN A POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION TO PUBLICISE THE CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER.
THE +CIVIC EDUCATION 30+ PROJECT, SPONSORED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, WILL DESIGNATE 30 DAYS IN THE DISTRICT TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION AMONG RESIDENTS.
A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DEBATES, PUBLIC FORUMS EXHIBITIONS, TRAINING COURSES AND FUN FAIRS, HAVE BEEN PLANNED TO ENHANCE RESIDENTS' UNDESTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND TO CULTIVATE A SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AMONG THEM.
THE BEST DESIGN POSTERS WILL BE PRINTED AND PUT ON DISPLAY
IN PUBLIC AREAS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
WINNERS OF THE TOP THREE DESIGNS WILL BE AWARDED GIFT CHEQUES.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS OCTOBER 26 AND ENTRY FORMS AND FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE TAI KOK TSUI BRANCH OFFICE.
YOUTH SPORTS CARNIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS
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THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TAKING PART IN A YOUTH SPORTS CARNIVAL WHICH BEGAN TODAY, AND WILL CONTINUE NEXT SUNDAY IN SHA TIN AND TAI PO IN OBSERVANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.
KNOWN AS THE STANDARD CHARTERED YOUTH SPORTS CARNIVAL, IT IS ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE STANDARD CHARTERED BANK.
SPEAKING THIS MORNING AT THE OPENING OF THE CARNIVAL IN SHA TIN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG SAID THAT THE CARNIVAL, BASED ON THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR SLOGAN +PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT, PEACE+, OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY.
THE CARNIVAL FEATURES BADMINTON SQUASH, TENNIS, BASKETBALL, HANDBALL, FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL, CANOEING, DINGHY SAILING, WINDSURFING, FUN GAMES, ROAD RACING, ROWING, CYCLING AND A WATER SPORTS CARNIVAL TO BE HELD IN VARIOUS VENUES IN SHA TIN AND TAI PO TODAY AND NEXT SUNDAY.
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