TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1986
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CIVIC SCHEME FOR YOUTHS ORGANISED
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A CIVIC IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME AIMED AT PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN ORGANISED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN YAU MA TEI BY THE DISTRICT'S CIVIC EDUCATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
THE EVENT IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES OF THE YAU MA TEI CIVIC EDUCATION FESTIVAL TO BE LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER.
PARTICIPANTS JOINING THE SCHEME WILL FORM TEAMS TO CARRY OUT PROJECTS ON CIVIC EDUCATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE SAID.
SUBJECTS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, URBAN REDEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT PARTICIPANTS, THROUGH ACTUAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROJECTS, WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ IT WILL ALSO GIVE PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE THE IR INITIATIVE AND ORGANISATION ABILITIES AS THEY CAN CHOOSE THE IR OWN TOPICS AND DECIDE ON THE FORMAT OF THE PROJECTS, + HE ADDED.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS ONE FOR THOSE AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 15 AND THE OTHER FOR THOSE AGED 16 TO 30.
TEAMS WISHING TO JOIN THE SCHEME SHOULD LIST OUT DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECTS ON THE IR APPLICATION FORMS. PROPOSALS WHICH ARE ACCEPTED WILL BE ANNOUNCED EARLY NEXT MONTH AND PARTICIPATING TEAMS WILL BE GIVEN ABOUT A MONTH'S TIME TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECTS.
A SUBSIDY UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $200 WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH TEAM AS PRODUCTION COST.
ADJUDICATORS OF THE SCHEME ARE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, MRS ROSANNA TAM÷ PRINCIPAL LECTURER OF THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK OF HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, MISS DIANA MAK; THE CONTROLLER OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, RTHK, MR CHU PUT-HING, AND YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG.
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APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE SCHEME ARE AVAILABLE AT THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS TSIM SHA TSUI SUB-OFFICE.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS SEPTEMBER 30.
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