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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1986
ABOUT 10 000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST.
THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IS +CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY, GETTING TO KNOW IT BETTER+,
IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THESE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, YOUNG PEOPLE CAN SHARPEN THE IR CIVIC AWARENESS, IDEN THE IR HORIZONS AND DEVELOP THE IR CONFIDENCE, THUS PRÉPARING THEMSELVES TO BECOME A GOOD CITIZEN IN THE COMMUNITY,
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THESE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CAMPAIGNS, OUTINGS. VISITS TO NEEDY PEOPLE, SEMINARS, GAMES, SPORTS, PERFORMANCES AND TRAINING COURSES.
A PAMPHLET LISTING DETAILED INFORMATION OF THE ACTIVITIES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE IN KAU PUI LUNG ROAD AND ITS TWO SUB-OFFICES IN BULKERLEY STREET AND HO MAN TIN ESTATE.
THE HIGHLIGHT IN SUNDAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE A 20-METRE BY 23-METRE CHESS MAT WHICH CONTAINS 71 SQUARES AND 20 OF THEM ARE THE DOS AND DON'TS THAT A GOOD CITIZEN SHOULD OBSERVE.
THE CHESS MAT GAME, +CIVIC EDUCATION RACING TRACK+ IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CIVIC DUTIES.
OTHER PROGRAMMES ON THE DAY INCLUDE 40 DISPLAY BOARDS, SEVEN GAMES STALLS AND AN EIGHT-ME TRE-TALL INFLATABLE ELEPHANT, ALL DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION.
FREE COUPONS FOR THE GAME STALLS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS TWO SUB-OFF ICES.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY ON SUNDAY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, MRS ROSANNA TAM, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALEX FONG, DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MR NG KAI-KIN, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE KOWLOON CITY CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR WU SHING-SHUEN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OPENING CEREMONY AND THE CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT 4.30 PM ON SUNDAY AT THE KO SHAN ROAD FOOTBALL PITCH, TO KWA WAN.
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