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A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS ALSO HOPED THAT BY KNOWING MORE ABOUT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, RESIDENTS WOULD SHOW CONCERN TOWARD SOCIETY AND PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
+A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD TO PROMOTE THE THEME OF CIVIC EDUCATION, HE SAID,
+THEY INCLUDE A BLOOD DONATION DAY. A CIVIC YOUTH DAY A GOOD CHILDREN CAMPAIGN, VARIOUS COMPETITIONS AND VISITS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, HE ADDED.
+A MODEL FAMILY ELECTION WILL ALSO BE HELD TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION IN THE DISTRICT,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
FIVE WORKING GROUPS HAVE BEEN FORMED TO ORGANISE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO BE HELD BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND MAY.
THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE ACTIVITIES IS ABOUT $60 000, WHICH WILL BE MET BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD.
YOUNG MUSICIANS TO REPRESENT HK OVERSEAS
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MORE THAN A HUNDRED TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS WILL BE CARRYING THE HONG KONG COLOURS WHEN THEY PERFORM AT TWO SEPARATE CONCERTS IN JAPAN AND SINGAPORE NEXT WEEK.
FIFTY-FIVE MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND LEFT FOR TOKYO TODAY WHILE ANOTHER 75 MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA WHO WILL BE LEAVING FOR SINGAPORE TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE OVERSEAS TOURS ARE ORGANISED ANNUALLY BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES TO WIDEN THE HORIZONS OF AMATEUR MUSICIANS AND TO GAVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES AND EXPERIENCES.
MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, AND SIX OFFICIALS WILL BE LEADING THE CHINESE ORCHESTRA TO SINGAPORE WHILE ASSISTANT MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR THOMAS WANG, AND FIVE OFFICIALS LED THE SYMPHONIC BAND TO JAPAN THIS MORNING.
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THE TWO GROUPS WILL BE RETURING TO HONG KONG ON AUGUST 8 AND
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