MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1985
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS IN COMMONWEALTH SCHEME
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NOMINATIONS ARE BEING CALLED FOR THE BEST TWO COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO REPRESENT HONG KONG IN THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS SCHEME WHICH WAS LAUNCHED TO MARK THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.
THE AWARDS SCHEME, INITIATED BY THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PROGRAMME IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WILL OFFER UP TO FIVE AWARDS ANNUALLY WITH NOT MORE THAN TWO AWANDS BEING MADE TO COUNTRIES OF ANY ONE REGION.
THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CO-ORDINATING THE NOMINATIONS IN HONG KONG.
*THE AWARDS SCHEME HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO RECOGNISE AND REWARD THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IR SOCIETIES FOSTER CO-OPERATION, EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCE AMONG COMMONWEALTH YOUTHS, A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE AWARDS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF OVERSEAS STUDY TOURS NOT EXCEED ING ONE MONTH FOR UP TO TWO MEMBERS OF AWARD WINNING TEAMS AS WELL AS PERSONAL MEMENTOES LIKE MEDALLIONS TO ALL TEAM MEMBERS.
FOR PROJECTS TO BE SELECTED, THEY SHOULD BE EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK BY YOUNG PEOPLE, PREFERABLY AGED 15 TO 25, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
+IA THIS REGARD, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE THE IR ALITY IN CO-OPERATING, PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE IR PROJECT: ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1 WORK UNDER AN AGREED PLAN; COMBINING ADVENTUROUS INNOVATIONS TO ACHIEVE THE IR OBJECTIVES: AND EVALUATING AND ALLOWING FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THE PROJECT AS IT PROCEEDS,+ HE EXPLAINED.
APART FROM THAT, THE PROJECTS SHOULD REFLECT AND RESPOND TO LOCAL NEEDS, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO SOLUTIONS TO A TERRITORY- WIDE PROBLEM.
OTHER CRITERIA INCLUDE POTENTIAL LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECT AND HOW THEY PROVIDE A MODEL OR INSPIRATION TO OTHER PLACES, BOTH NATIONALLY AND COMMONWEALTH-WIDE,
NOMINATIONS ARE BEING INVITED FROM THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH DIVISION OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT OFFICES.
+HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN THE AWARDS SCHEME CAN ALSO CONTACT THE DISTRICT OFFICES FOR FURTHER LFORMATION WITHIN THIS MONTH, THE SPOKEMAN SAID.
SUMENATIONS WILL
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