SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1986
THESE INCLUDED A TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG REPORTERS, VISITS TO HOMES FOR THE AGED, LEADERSHIP TRAINING CAMPS, AND EXHIBITIONS AND QUIZ ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
MR GARCIA POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS ALSO PART OF THE CIVIC EDUCATION BEING PROMOTED EXTENSIVELY THIS YEAR.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE, TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD, AREA COMMITTEES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WOULD JOINTLY ORGANISE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION AMONG THE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, MR GARCIA SAID.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT'S SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR STEPHEN WONG, DISTRICT BJARD MEMBER, MR LEE KON, MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, MR KWOK KA-MING, AND THE SUPERVISOR-IN-CHARGE OF ST. JAMES' SETTLEMENT, MISS KAY LAI.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS BOARDED A SPECIAL TRAM AND TOURED THE DISTRICT, STOPPING AT VARIOUS PLACES TO DISTRIBUTE PAMPHLETS CONTAINING THE DETAILS OF THE DISTRICT'S SYP TO THE PUBLIC.
STEADY YEAR FOR CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT ******
THE BUSINESS OF ALL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES HAS CONTINUED TO BE STEADY LAST YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.
ADDRESSING THE 64TH INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE DAY CELEBRATION DINNER IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, DR LEE SAID THAT VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CONTINUED TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE MARKETING OF VEGETABLES.
IN ADDITION, THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN ITS ANCILLARY OPERATIONS SUCH AS THE CO-OPERATIVE SALE OF ROTARY CULTIVATORS, PLASTIC BASKETS AND GOOD QUALITY PESTICIDES AT LOW PRICES.
DR LEE SAID THAT THE FEDERATION ALSO MADE FULL USE OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
+LAST YEAR, UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE FEDERATION AND THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION, 14 FARMERS VISITED THE UNITED STATES TO LEARN ABOUT VEGETABLE CULTIVATION AND MARKETING AND TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION WITH OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS, + HE SAID.
/DR LEE