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SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1986
AIMS OF CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN EXPLAINED
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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ARE TO HEIGHTEN THE PUBLIC'S CIVIC AWARENESS, IDENTIFY THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND EDUCATE THEM IN THE RIGHTS THEY ENJOY SO THAT THEY MIGHT CONTRIBUTE MORE FULLY TO THE PRESENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR KEVIN MAK SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY OF THE WAN CHAI CIVIC ORIENTEERING COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG ORIENTEERING CLUB, HE SAID TO FURTHER THESE AIMS. THE GOVERNMENT HAD SET UP A CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO CO-ORDINATE CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
+ IN ORGANISING VARIOUS CIVIC EDUCATION PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES WE HAVE TO BEAR IN MIND THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENTS TARGET GROUPS, FOR EXAMPLE, STUDENTS, YOUNG WORKERS AND THE ELDERLY WHO MAKE UP THE SPECTRUM OF OUR COMMUNITY, + HE SAID.
+TODAY'S CIVIC ORIENTEERING COMPETITION MARKS A GOOD START AND SEEKS TO ACHIEVE EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION BY MAKING USE OF A HEALTHY AND UNIQUE TYPE OF OUTDOOR SPORT TO SPREAD CIVIC AWARENESS AMONG THE COMPETITORS.+
ABOUT 100 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN TODAY'S COMPETITION. THERE WERE ALSO SIX TEAMS COMPRISING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
THE PARTICIPANTS WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A 4 500-METRE LOOP ALONG BLACK'S LINK AND MIDDLE GAP ROAD USING MAPS AND COMPASSES. THEY ALSO HAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATING TO CIVIC EDUCATION AT THE EIGHT CHECK-POINTS ALONG THE ROUTE.
MR MAK SAID HE HOPED THE PARTICIPANTS HAD LEARNT FROM THE SPIRIT OF ORIENTEERING TO MARCH FORWARD, STRIVE FOR GREATER SUCCESS, AND MAKE HONG KONG AN EVEN BETTER SOCIETY IN WHICH TO LIVE.
APART FROM TODAY'S COMPETITION, WAN CHAI DISTRICT WOULD ALSO HOLD A SERIES OF CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SUCH AS THE +YOUNG REPORTERS SCHEME+ AND CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION+.
/MR MAK
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