SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1987
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FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME
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THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE IS INVITING SCHOOLS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT TO APPLY FOR FUNDS TO ORGANISE THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES.
APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS APRIL 15.
THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME IS SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WITH DONATIONS COMING FROM LOCAL LEADERS. THE THENE THIS YEAR IS +SHARE THE JOY, SERVE THE COMMUNITY+.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE ON 0-254602.
CONTINUAL EFFORT TO BOOST CIVIC EDUCATION *****
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF CIVIC EDUCATION WAS TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TO DEVELOP THE IR ABILITY TO THINK INDEPENDENTLY AND TO CULTIVATE THE IR SENSE OF BELONGING SO THAT THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING OF THE DISTRICT'S CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, MR CHEUNG SAID THAT THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION WAS A GRADUAL AND ON-GOING PROCESS THAT WOULD NOT CONCLUDE IN ONE YEAR.
+ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED THIS YEAR WITH MORE THAN 7 000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN 20 EVENTS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS,+ HE SAID.
+WE WOULD CONTINUE OUR EFFORT IN BOOSTING THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE IR CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES, HE ADDED.
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