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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1986
THE TRAINING COURSE WILL BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE.
THE WEEK-LONG PROGRAMME INCLUDES SEMINARS ON HEALTH EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL CHANGE DURING PUBERTY, SEX EDUCATION, IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION AND EXERCISE AND THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SMOKING, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION.
GROUP DISCUSSIONS, PRACTICAL TRAINING AND VISITS TO MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS WILL BE ARRANGED. OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE FILM, VIDEO AND SLIDE SHOWS.
SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE YOUNG HEALTH LEADERS TRAINING COURSE PROGRAMME IN 1983, MORE THAN 518 SECONDARY STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE ANNUAL EVENT.
ON COMPLETING THE PROGRAMME, THESE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN FULFILLING THEIR DUTIES AS YOUNG HEALTH LEADERS, ENGAGING IN VARIOUS HEALTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ASSISTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS AND TAKING PART IN HEALTH EXHIBITION AND CARNIVALS.
CENTRAL-WESTERN PROGRAMME OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES ANNOUNCED ******
MORE THAN 500 ITEMS OF RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED AT A COST OF MORE THAN 3500 000 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
ABOUT 60 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL TAKE PART IN THESE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING NEARLY 200 VENUES IN THE DISTRICT AND IN OTHER DISTRICTS.
DETAILS OF THE ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) WERE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT'S SYP CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR WONG CHUNG-YING.
A TWO-HOUR VARIETY SHOW AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT IN CENTRAL ON SUNDAY (JULY 13) WILL LAUNCH THIS YEAR'S SYP IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT.
THE SHOW WILL START AT 2 PM AND FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY ARTISTES AND DISC-JOCKEYS FROM RADIO STATIONS, BRASS BAND MUSIC, LION DANCE, SINGING, DANCING AND STALL GAMES.
MR WONG SAID THE TWO-MONTH-LONG PROGRAMME WOULD PROVIDE HEALTHY AND MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS FOR THEIR FAMILIES,
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